Levy is a bargain for community

In response to the information being distributed by the Citizens for Responsible Taxation, the Central Valley levy of $81 million is for three years, which breaks down to $27 million per year.

Here is how that money is allocated: You divide the $27 million per year by 12,600 students in Central Valley. That equals $2,142.86 per student, per year. Divide that by 180 school days; that is $11.90 per student per day. Divide that by 6.5 hours per school day, and that equals $1.83 per hour to educate, transport, feed and provide a safe learning environment and the opportunity for band, debate, drama, after-school activities, plus full athletics for every student who wishes to participate.

That is not a bad investment to educate our kids from kindergarten through high school graduation. The kids who graduate will make a far greater contribution to our society than the $1.83 per hour that it takes to educate them.

Doug Wheeler

Spokane Valley