Washington state school district seeks levy cap removal
ANACORTES, Wash. – A school board has asked the state Legislature to remove a cap on how much money school districts can collect through local fees and taxes.
The Anacortes School Board signed a resolution called a “Call to Resolve the Levy-Lid Crisis” at its Dec. 19 meeting, the Skagit Valley Herald reported.
The Anacortes district collected $1.2 million less than what voters approved for this school year, officials said.
That amount is expected to increase to $1.4 million less than what voters approved in the 2020-2021 school year and $1.5 million less the following year if the cap stays in place, officials said.
School district officials need to collect the local voter-approved levies to meet school needs and continue servicing their students, families and communities, officials said.