(The Center Square) – On Nov. 5, voters will submit ballots on who should serve as the next president, governor and county commissioner, among other offices, but also where their tax dollars go.
After several Spokane school districts failed to pass bonds in February, the West Valley School District is back asking voters to pass an $11.8 million capital levy. Failure to do so could result in a larger bond request in the future.
When WVSD’s $92 million bond failed to reach the required 60% approval last February, district officials pivoted toward a capital levy . The district hadn’t pushed for a new levy in almost two decades, but Superintendent Kyle Rydell said rising inflation and taxes were the deciding factor.
The district’s current capital levy expires at the end of the year, but Rydell said WVSD is only asking voters to approve a replacement due to the bond’s failure. The levy is far smaller in terms of cost and extent of projects but covers much-needed maintenance in the interim of a bond.