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November 8, 2011 General and special election

Si View Metropolitan Park District

Proposition No. 2
One-Year Operations and Maintenance Levy

The Board of Directors of the Si View Metropolitan Park District adopted Resolution No. 2011-03 concerning a proposition for basic safety, maintenance and operations.  This proposition would maintain current operations, facilities and programs, including the Si View Community Center and Pool, parks, playfields, playgrounds, sports programs, trails, adult programming, summer camps, and after-school recreation programs for youth and teens, by authorizing the District to levy a one-year excess property tax levy on all taxable property within the District at an approximate rate of $0.21/$1,000 of assessed value to provide $462,000, to be collected in 2012.

Should this proposition be approved?

YES

NO


The Si View Metropolitan Park District’s current property tax levy funds the basic safety, ongoing maintenance and day-to-day operations of park facilities and recreation programs, including the Si View Community Center and Pool, parks, playfields, playgrounds, sports programs, trails, adult programming, summer camps, and after-school recreation programs for youth and teens.  Local revenues in the District have declined significantly in recent years.  If Proposition 2 is not passed by voters, local funding will be reduced by approximately 40 percent in 2012 (approximately $461,529) and major cuts will be required in the day-to-day operations, recreational programs, basic safety, and on-going maintenance of Si View Community Center and Pool, parks and facilities.  If Proposition 2 and Proposition 1 are not passed by voters, the District will incur a projected 84% decrease from its current funding which would likely force the closure of District parks, pool and recreation programs.  If passed, Proposition 2 would help maintain – not increase - current levels of funding and services.  Proposition 2 would authorize the District to levy a one-year excess property tax on all taxable property within the District in an approximate rate of 21 cents per $1,000 of assessed value for collection in 2012.  Proposition 2 is a one-year operations and maintenance levy that will help maintain the current level of District funding and services.

SAVE OUR SI VIEW – Yes on Prop. 2

YES on Prop. 2 – Save Si View’s  Basic Safety & Operations.  Prop. 1 (protecting Si View’s levy from automatic re-allocation to other taxing districts) only protects a portion of the drastic 84% cut in Si View’s basic operations and maintenance funding.  Prop. 2 is a one-year O&M levy that would help restore the remainder of the existing funding – not increase it.

YES on Prop. 2 – Protect Si View and Stop Drastic 84% Cuts.  Unless both Prop. 1&2 pass, there will be an automatic and drastic 84% cut in levy funding that will force the closure of Si View Community Center, pool, parks and recreation programs – beginning in January 2012.

YES on Prop. 2 – One-year O&M levy to Protect the Basics.  Without approval of Props. 1&2, Si View will be forced to close in 2012.  Prop. 2 will help restore the drastic cut with a one-year levy that would cost the average homeowner approximately $6 per month for basic safety, day-to-day operations and on-going maintenance of Si View Community Center, parks, pool and recreation programs.

SAVE OUR SI VIEW – PLEASE VOTE YES ON PROPS. 1 & 2

www.saveoursiview.com * Email:  saveoursiview@gmail.com * 425-463-6551

Statement submitted by: Fritz Ribary  •  saveoursiview@gmail.com

No statement submitted.

Statements in favor of and in opposition to a ballot measure are submitted by committees appointed by the jurisdiction. No persons came forward to serve on the committee and to write a statement in opposition. If you would like to be involved with a committee in the future please contact the jurisdiction.

60% Yes vote with minimum turnout of 2,808 voters (Wash. Const. Art. VII, sec. 2(a))

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