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Submitted by Puyallup School District No. 3
Proposition No. 1
REPLACEMENT OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION LEVY
Official Ballot Title: To replace an expiring maintenance and operation levy, shall Puyallup School District No. 3 levy the following excess taxes upon all taxable property within the District:
Levy
Year |
Collection
Year |
Approximate Levy Rate
Per $1,000
Assessed Value |
Levy
Amount |
| 2000 |
2001 |
$3.68 |
$21,300,000 |
| 2001 |
2002 |
$3.63 |
$22,300,000 |
as specified in Resolution No. 88-1999-00?
Explanatory Statement: Puyallup School District No. 3 (the "District") seeks voter approval of a replacement maintenance and operation levy that will be collected over two years, commencing in 2001. The replacement maintenance and operation levy will pay a portion of the costs of the District's maintenance and operation expenses such as textbooks, utilities, insurance, safety, classroom materials, student activities, and salaries.
The replacement maintenance and operation levy will impose an excess property tax levy of approximately $3.68 per $1,000 of assessed valuation to provide an aggregate amount of $21,300,000 be levied in 2000 as part of the taxes to be collected in 2001, and an excess tax of approximately $3.63 per $1,000 of assessed valuation to provide an aggregate amount of $22,300,000 be levied in 2001 as part of the taxes to be collected in 2002. The District will use replacement maintenance and operation levy proceeds during the 2000-2001, 2001-2002 and 2002-2003 school years. The replacement maintenance and operation levy will replace the District's current maintenance and operation levy that expires in the year 2000.
Statement For:
A Very Important Message to Voters and Parents of Students Attending Puyallup Schools
The Puyallup School District is submitting a Maintenance & Operations and Transportation levy to voters on March 14, 2000. We know you care deeply about your child's education and with help from voters like you, our schools will be positively impacted by the passage of this important school election.
Proposition 1 is a proposed two-year replacement Maintenance & Operations Levy to be collected in 2001 and in 2002. If approved, the Maintenance and Operations Levy will replace the existing levy that expires in December 2000. It will not be an additional tax on top of what is currently being collected.
Statement prepared by : Ron Lewis 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.
Proposition No. 2
TWO-YEAR PUPIL TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE LEVY
Official Ballot Title: Shall Puyallup School District No. 3 be authorized to impose the following excess tax levies:
| Levy Year |
Collection Year |
Approximate Levy Rate Per $1,000 Assessed Value |
Levy Amount |
| 2000 |
2001 |
$0.17 |
$925,000 |
| 2001 |
2002 |
$0.17 |
$925,000 |
upon all taxable property within the District to pay the costs of acquiring pupil transportation vehicles, as specified in Resolution No. 60-1999-00?
Explanatory Statement: Puyallup School District No. 3 (the "District") seeks voter approval of a pupil transportation vehicle levy that will be collected over two years, commencing in 2001. The pupil transportation vehicle levy will pay a portion of the costs of the District's acquiring pupil transportation vehicles, for replacement of older vehicles to meet current federal safety standards and to add other vehicles to accommodate enrollment growth.
The pupil transportation vehicle levy will impose an excess property tax levy of approximately $0.17 per $1,000 of assessed valuation to provide an aggregate amount of $925,000 be levied in 2000 as part of the taxes to be collected in 2001, and an excess tax of approximately $0.17 per $1,000 of assessed valuation to provide an aggregate amount of $925,000 be levied in 2001 as part of the taxes to be collected in 2002.
Statement For:
A Very Important Message to Voters and Parents of Students Attending Puyallup Schools
The Puyallup School District is submitting a Maintenance & Operations and Transportation levy to voters on March 14, 2000. We know you care deeply about your child's education and with help from voters like you, our schools will be positively impacted by the passage of this important school election.
Proposition 2 is a proposed two-year levy for $1.85 million to replace 19 pre-1977 buses. This revenue will allow the District to replace old buses that have more than 400,000 miles. The levy will also allow the District to purchase ten additional buses to transport a growing student population.
Statement prepared by : Ron Lewis 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.
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