Voters give green light to Port Townsend school levies | 2022 Special Election

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Two levies for the Port Townsend School District were approved by voters in Jefferson County, according to the first tally of ballots on Special Election Night Feb. 8.

For Proposition 1, the educational programs and school support levy which funds many extracurricular activities, health services, food programs, and more, 75.7 percent of residents voted “yes,” while 24.3 percent voted “no.”

The Prop 1. vote had a total of 5,515 votes, with 4,175 in favor of the levy and 1,340 against.

A total of 5,515 ballots for the measures were counted during the first tally Tuesday, Feb. 8. More ballots will be processed and counted later this week.

Jefferson County residents passed Prop. 1 with 75.7 percent in favor of the property tax levy, and 24.3 percent opposed.

Prop. 1, according to the school district, will have an estimated levy rate of 90 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value in 2023; followed by an estimated levy rate of 86 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value in 2024; and an estimated levy rate of 79 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value in 2025.

The capital projects levy, which provides funds for long-term projects and tech-related programs, was on the ballot as Proposition 2.

Jefferson County residents within the Port Townsend School District passed Prop. 2 with a “yes” vote of 74.44 percent. The first count put the “no” vote at 25.56 percent.

Prop. 2 carries an estimated levy rate of 46 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value in 2023; followed by an estimated levy rate of 48 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value in 2024; and an estimated levy rate of 45 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value in 2025.

For Prop 2., 74.44 percent of residents voted for the measure, while 25.56 percent voted against it. Prop 2. ended with a total of 4,127 votes in favor and 1,417 votes in opposition out of 5544 counted on Election Night.