Election 2013: Tomorrow’s the school-levy ballot deadline

If you haven’t mailed or dropped off your ballot for tomorrow’s vote on two Seattle Public Schools levies – time’s running out, since tomorrow night’s the deadline, checkbox.jpgand the first ballot count will be out in about 23 hours. #1 is the operations levy, which provides what SPS says is about a fourth of its budget. #2 is the fourth edition of the BEX – for Building Excellence – levy, and its proceeds are earmarked for projects including three big ones in West Seattle: Adding onto and reopening Fairmount Park Elementary in fall 2014, building a new elementary school to open on the site of shuttered Genesee Hill in fall 2015, and rebuilding Arbor Heights Elementary – currently scheduled for fall 2018, but as we first reported last month, with the district trying to get a bridge loan to move that up as much as two years. (This Crosscut story is the latest to take a look at Arbor Heights’ state of disrepair and lack of tech, particularly following the recent burglaries.)

There are also district-wide earthquake-safety projects, and technology items such as wireless Internet access. Get your ballot in the mail – remember to use a stamp – or drop it off at the ballot-dropoff van that’ll be at West Seattle Stadium (turn east off 35th SW just south of SW Avalon) 10 am-8 pm tomorrow.

3 Replies to "Election 2013: Tomorrow's the school-levy ballot deadline"

  • Mom of two February 12, 2013 (11:10 am)

    Please vote yes!

  • B February 12, 2013 (12:09 pm)

    No!!! Vote no! SPS can’t be trusted with more money!

  • No Way February 12, 2013 (7:54 pm)

    My NO vote is in! I hope there is enough of us out there that don’t trust SPS with more money.

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