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Proposition No. 1
Submitted by
Yelm Community Schools District No. 2
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:
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Levy Year
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Collection Year
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Approximate Levy
Rate per $1,000
of Assessed Value
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Levy Amount
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| 2000 |
2001 |
$3.10 |
$3,467,000 |
| 2001 |
2002 |
$3.10 |
$3,675,000 |
| 2002 |
2003 |
$3.10 |
$3,894,000 |
| 2003 |
2004 |
$3.10 |
$4,129,000 |
as specified in resolution No. 11-09-99-27?
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 four-year levy would be paid into the District's General Fund during school years 2000-2001, 2001-2002, 2002-2003, and 2003-2004. The taxes collected under this proposition would mean $3.10 per $1,000 assessed value in 2001, $3.10 per $1,000 assessed value in 2002, $3.10 per $1,000 assessed value in 2003, and $3.10 per $1,000 assessed value in 2004.
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 February 29th for the maintenance and operations replacement levy. The levy rate ($3.10 per $1000) is the lowest of any district in our surrounding area. The four-year duration will provide for financial stability and maintain our low tax rates through 2004. It will also save the district approximately $50,000 in election costs over the four-year period.
Our district is doing a great job 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. And we accomplish all of this with lower tax rates than our neighbors.
Keep our schools strong by voting "yes" for Yelm Schools on February 29th.
Statement prepared by : Glenn Blando and Glen Cunningham
Statement Against:
No statement was submitted against this issue.
This space is available each election for citizens and/or committees opposing measures to publish a
"Statement Against." For information, contact the Pierce County Auditor's Office at (253) 798-7430.
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