Three Coupeville school levies to appear on February ballot

The Coupeville school board adopted resolutions to approve three levies to appear on the ballot.

The Coupeville school board adopted resolutions to approve three levies that will appear on the ballot in February.

The measure passed unanimously during the board’s regular meeting Nov. 22. If they all are approved by voters, property owners in the district will pay a total levy rate of around $2.09 per $1,000 assessed property value in 2023.

The levies will bring in a total of about $18.5 million over the next four years to be put toward property maintenance and other capital projects, technology investments and educational program support and operations.

If passed by voters in February, the technology capital projects levy would be collected over four years, beginning at a rate of about 16 cents per $1,000 assessed property value in 2023. The levy would generate about $1.95 million for the district during its lifetime.

Funds from the technology levy would be used to replenish computers in district buildings, provide assistive technology for special needs students, invest in improved administrative productivity and allow teachers to integrate new and upgraded technology in classrooms.

The “building excellence” capital projects levy would collect $6 million over two years. In 2023, it would cost taxpayers about $1.05 per $1,000 assessed property value, and in 2024, that rate would decrease slightly to $1.03 per $1,000.

This levy would support capital projects such as replacing the HVAC system at the elementary school, repairing and painting all district building exteriors and repaving all existing parking lots.

The replacement educational programs and operations levy would collect $2.5 million in 2023 and $2.7 million in 2024, 2025 and 2026. This four-year levy would be implemented at a rate of 88 cents per $1,000 assessed property value in 2023, 93 cents in 2024, 91 cents in 2025 and 89 cents in 2026. This levy would replace the district’s current operational levy, which expires this year.

All three levies passed unanimously and will appear on the ballot Feb. 8, 2022.