Post Falls to seek bond issue, supplemental levy in March

The Post Falls School District will go to voters with two ballot measures in March.

The district is seeking a $19 million bond issue and a renewal of a two-year, $9.91 million supplemental levy, the Coeur d’Alene Press reported Tuesday.

Both questions will appear on the March 12 ballot.

The bulk of the bond issue money, $12.5 million, would go toward a new elementary school, the Press reported. The rest of the money would go toward building improvements and land purchases.

Post Falls has collected a supplemental levy for decades. A $4.955 million-a-year levy has been in place for two years.

While supplemental levies require only a simple majority to pass, bond issues need a two-thirds supermajority.

Post Falls is now at least the third district with plans for a March bond issue. Cassia County and Salmon also have proposals on the ballot.

 

Kevin Richert

Kevin Richert

Senior reporter and blogger Kevin Richert specializes in education politics and education policy. He has more than 35 years of experience in Idaho journalism. He is a frequent guest on "Idaho Reports" on Idaho Public Television and "Idaho Matters" on Boise State Public Radio. He can be reached at [email protected]

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