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Proposition No. 1
Submitted by Yelm Community Schools District No. 2
MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION LEVY
Official Ballot Title:
Upon the expiration of the current maintenance and operation levy, shall the following taxes for purposes of operation and maintenance be levied in excess of all regular property tax levies, upon all taxable property within Yelm Community Schools District No. 2 for the district's general fund:
Levy
Year |
Collection
Year
|
Approximate
Levy Rate per
$1,000 of
Assessed Value |
Levy
Amount |
| 2000 |
2001 |
$3.10 |
$3,467,000 |
| 2001 |
2002 |
$3.10 |
$3,675,000 |
as specified in resolution No. 03-09-00-30?
Explanatory Statement:
Yelm Community Schools No. 2 provides educational services to children of the community in grades K-12. Passage of this proposition would allow for the replacement of the existing maintenance and operations levy that is expiring. The proposed two-year levy would be paid into the District's General Fund during school years 2000-2001 and 2001-2002. The taxes collected under this proposition would mean $3.10 per $1,000 assessed value in 2001 and $3.10 per $1,000 assessed value in 2002.
The funds collected by this levy will be applied to the general operating funds of the District for purposes of maintenance and operation of the District's educational services, supplementing state funds for such purposes. Staffing, supplies and materials, transportation services, extracurricular programs, roof repair, and staff inservice training are examples of costs supported by levy dollars.
Statement For:
Yelm Schools deserves your support on April 25th for the maintenance and operations replacement levy. The levy rate ($3.10 per $1,000) is the lowest of any district in our surrounding area. The levy provides funds for curriculum improvement, instructional materials, roof repair, extracurricular activities and transportation services. The levy will replace the current levy of $3.21 per $1000, a decrease of 11 cents over the rate for this year.
Our district is doing a great job of educating our kids. Test scores are rising, attendance rates are up, high school dropouts are down, and our effort to align our curriculum and teaching strategies with the new state standards is well underway. School safety and student discipline continue to be high priorities for our district.
Keep our schools strong by voting "yes" on April 25th.
Statement prepared by : Glenn Blando and Glen Cunningham
Statement Against:
No statement was submitted against this issue.
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The only Polling Place that will be open for this election is McKenna Elementary.
It will be open April 25, 2000 from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
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