The time to invest in a modern pool is now! Our 85-year-old pool, originally built to support a community of 600 people and now serving a parks district of 17,000+, is on borrowed time, on life support due to its archaic parts.
 

Due to its small size, our current pool cannot meet the needs of our community. This is causing our children to not get the swim training they need; 3,000+ students have been waitlisted so far this year. Meanwhile, 22 people died from drowning in King County in 2022, underscoring the importance of public pool access.
 

The new pool will offer modern amenities, and the drastically increased capacity will yield greater availability for more swim lessons and other aquatic activities alike, benefitting all ages. If this proposition fails, our community's only public pool will likely close in the near future. With your yes vote, our children and following generations can learn how to swim and enjoy the community-strengthening activities that a pool provides.
 

The estimated monthly cost of funding the pool is around 2 cups of coffee. This is a great investment for our children, ourselves, and the future of our community. Vote Yes!

Submitted by: Pete Morisseau, yesonsiviewpool.com

Prop. 1 authorizes (P.5)  ”unlimited tax general obligations”, paid by “taxable property within the District without limitation as to rate or amount and in excess of any constitutional or statutory tax limitations”. The bonds may reimburse the District for “Projects” expenditures to date. This is very broadly written and allows funds shifting and scope changes.  It is not a loan contract that I would sign.

The “Projects” are stated to cost approximately $30 M.  The proposition document reads, “The Board hereby finds that the best interests of the residents of the District require….a new aquatic center to serve District residents and the community and….”. The District tax payers are not obligated to provide for the entire Snoqualmie Valley, even under the guise being in the best interests of the District or the commons.

The old saying, “The devil is in the details” applies here. You must read the contract that you are voting on.  This is “unlimited tax general obligations bonds” long term debt in addition to the $14.7 M, 2018 District bond measure we passed. Consider carefully.

Please contact me for a copy of the proposition text or for more information. Tim Noonan, 425 219-8002.

Submitted by: Tim Noonan, (425) 219-8002

Proposition 1 will provide our district the pool it needs. This is a good deal: 30% of project costs paid by grants. It’s this or nothing -- without a yes vote, the only public pool in our community will close. Our fiscally responsible Park Commission has earned its AA bond rating and the trust of our community. This facility will keep us safe and healthy. Swim lessons save lives. Vote yes before it’s too late.

Submitted by: Pete Morisseau, yesonsiviewpool.com

You must read the text of this Proposition carefully. The cost of the “Projects” in this bond proposal is still unknown and in addition to the base operating levy lid lift passed in 2020 that costs a $500,000 homeowner about $22.34/month or $268/year.

For the sake of seniors on fixed incomes, young families just starting out, renters and others in our district who can’t afford this added expense, please consider this proposal carefully.

Submitted by: Tim Noonan, (425) 219-8002

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60% majority and minimum turnout of 40% of voters casting ballots in last general election (Wash. Const. art. VII, sec. 2(b))

For questions about this measure, contact: Travis Stombaugh, Executive Director, (425) 831-1900, TStombaugh@Siviewpark.org