Lamont School District levy failing
Voters supporting separate measures in Rosalia and Colton
Last updated 2/11/2021 at 9:49am
LAMONT — A requested two-year replacement educational programs and operations levy continued to fall short Wednesday, Feb. 10, following a tally of late-arriving ballots in the special election.
As of 3:51 p.m., the measure that would have collected $2.50 per $1,000 of assessed property valuation each of the next two years was failing, 24-28, garnering only 46.15% support.
If approved, the tax levy was expected to bring in $130,000 in 2022 and $132,000 in 2023. The owner of a home valued at $200,000 would have paid $500 in taxes annually under the levy.
Meanwhile, two other school measures in Whitman County were being supported by voters.
In Rosalia, a measure to convert from five, in-district school board seats to three in-district and two at-large seats was continuing to pass after Wednesday's updated count.
According to preliminary results, 66.67% of voters supported the measure — 249 votes have been counted, with 166 supporting and 83 opposing.
In Colton, the school district is asking for its annual one-year replacement educational programs and operations levy, to be collected at a rate of $2.36 per thousand in assessed value, totaling $398,947.
After the second day of counting, there, the “yes” votes were 284 (73.01%) and the “no” votes totaled 105 (26.99%).
The election results won't be official until after the Whitman County Canvassing Board certifies the count Friday, Feb. 19.
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