Ballots due Tuesday for Coupeville levy

Ballots for the Coupeville School District’s proposed $5 million capital facilities levy are due next week.

Ballots for the Coupeville School District’s proposed $5 million capital facilities levy are due next week.

The special election is Tuesday, April 28. Ballots must be dropped in a ballot box by 8 p.m. Tuesday or postmarked by the same day.

If approved, the new levy will collect $5 million in property tax revenue over three years, starting in 2016.

The levy would cost a homeowner with a $200,000 home about $180 a year in property taxes, according to the school district.

Funds from the levy would go toward upgrades and repairs to school facilities, including to a roof, heating and ventilation systems and other aging infrastructures.