Tukwila School District is asking voters to consider Proposition 1, a Replacement of Expiring School Programs and Operation Levy, which would help fund school programs and operations, including, but not limited to, teaching, school supplies, technology, athletics, transportation and facility maintenance and operations, and other school programs and operation expenses. The proposed levy will replace the District’s current levy approved by the voters in 2008 that expires in the year 2012.
Taxes collected by the proposed levy will provide approximately 27% of the District’s General Fund budget, including mandated programs not funded by the state.
Passage of this proposition would authorize the collection of taxes to provide $9,631,277 in 2013; $10,112,788 in 2014; $10,618,428 in 2015; and $11,149,349 in 2016. If authorized, these property taxes would be collected at an estimated tax levy rate of $3.46 per $1,000 of assessed value in 2013, increasing to an estimated $3.85 per $1,000 of assessed value in 2016.
Exemptions from taxes may be available to homeowners who are 61 or older, or disabled, and who meet certain income requirements. For more information, call the King County Department of Assessments 206.296.3920.
