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Proposition No.1
Submitted by Puyallup School District No. 3
REPLACEMENT CAPITAL LEVY FOR EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND FOR AN ENHANCED 911 COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
Official Ballot Title:
To acquire an enhanced 911 communication system and educational technology improvements to the District's facilities, shall Puyallup School District No. 3 levy the following excess taxes upon all taxable property within the District
Levy Year
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004 |
Collection Year
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005 |
Approximate Levy
Rate Per $1,000
Assessed Value
$0.22
0.21
0.20
0.19
0.18
0.17
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Levy Amount
$1,116,667
1,116,667
1,116,667
1,116,667
1,116,667
1,116,667 |
As described in Resolution No. 67-1998/99?
Explanatory Statement:
Puyallup School District No. 3 (the "District") seeks voter approval of a replacement capital levy for technology improvements in the aggregate amount of $6,700,000, which will be collected over six years, commencing in 2000. The replacement capital levy will pay the cost of acquiring, constructing and installing certain capital technology improvements to the District's existing education facilities, including, but not limited to, computer learning systems, communications and information systems, and safety enhancements, 911 communication system improvements and a contingency for future technology expansion. These capital technology improvements will be part of an integrated technology system for instruction and research. The replacement capital levy to provide for technology improvements is a six-year levy that will impose an excess property tax levy upon all taxable property with the District as follows:
Levy Year
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004 |
Collection Year
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005 |
*Levy Rate
$0.22
0.21
0.20
0.19
0.18
0.17
|
Levy Amount
$1,116,667
1,116,667
1,116,667
1,116,667
1,116,667
1,116,667 |
(*Approximate levy rate per $1,000 of assessed valuation)
The District will use replacement capital levy proceeds during the 1999-2000 through 2004-2005 school years. The replacement capital technology levy will replace the District's current capital technology levy that expired in the year 1998.
Statement For:
Student Safety
Currently, when Puyallup schools call 911 for emergency medical aid and law enforcement assistance the response time is delayed several critical minutes. Outdated communications systems do not automatically display correct address information to the emergency agency when a 911 call is made from a school. The funds provided by this levy will create an updated 911 telephone system that will provide the same emergency service we all have in our homes. Vote "Yes" Today for Student Safety .
Career Opportunities
Puyallup students are entitled to learn skills in computer technology so they can compete for jobs, college admissions, and advanced vocational training. Voters need to recognize that classroom computers must keep pace with the rapid changes in the workplace and future employers' expectations for well-trained workers. Computer knowledge is serious business in our schools and is one of several priorities in our student learning improvement plan . Please support this investment in technology. Vote "Yes" Today for Our Children's Future .
Statement prepared by :
Doug Westmark and Sally Knab, Citizens Committee for Education
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.
The above statements were written by the jurisdiction committees, which are solely responsible for the contents therein.
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