Ritzville School District plans replacement M&O levy

The Ritzville School Board of Directors unanimously approved to submit a resolution for a replacement Maintenance and Operation (M&O) levy during the regular board meeting on Nov. 25.

The levy, which appears on the Feb. 11 ballot, replaces the current M&O levy that is in place in the school district.

The proposed levy for the Ritzville School District is for two years that will begin collection in 2015 and would tax $3.14 per $1,000 assessed value, which would collect an estimated $983,000 for the district during the years that the levy is in effect.

The levy commences in 2014, but the first c...