Levies for schools, fire district pass

Wed., April 25, 2007

From Staff Reports The Spokesman-Review

Voters in the Orchard Prairie School District approved a supplemental levy Tuesday night, while residents of Spokane Fire District 13, which provides fire services around Newman Lake, renewed an emergency medical services levy.

The six-year fire district levy would continue the 50 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value. It passed with 77.5 percent of the vote.

The school levy is designed to raise about $70,500 next year and in 2009.

The measure passed with 75.6 percent voting yes, according to the Spokane County Elections Office.

The levy is a two-year replacement for a levy that is expiring. It amounts to $1.20 per $1,000 of assessed value.

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