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2024 Bond & EP&O Levy

​  ​What's on the ballot this November? 

Maintaining Consistent Tax Rates & Predictable Costs

In 2020, we promised voters a combined tax rate under $4.12 per $1,000 valuation. 

In 2024, we delivered on a $2.81 combined tax rate, and 2025’s rate is projected to be lower.

We aim to maintain the current combined tax rate with the proposed 2024 EP&O Levy and Bond.

Minimizing the Burden on Local Tax Payers

Based on a $409,909 Port Angeles home, the average homeowner paid $1,250 in 2023 for the capital projects levy and EP&O levy.

The current proposal is estimated to cost the average homeowner $2.70/$1,000 valuation. Based on current home cost growth assumptions, the average homeowner would pay $1,212 in 2026, up to $1,292 in 2029. 

 

Prioritizing Facilities with Highest Needs

 

 

  • The original PAHS & Franklin Elementary buildings (70+ year-old facilities) exceed the average national school building age of 46 years (NCES). 
  • Despite regular maintenance, the facilities are at the end of their useful lives. 
  • These facilities have not received major updates or renovations since the 1970s.
  • Increased maintenance costs will result in cuts to essential services and staffing.

Renovating the Port Angeles Performing Arts Center

  • Constructed in 1959, seats 1,122 people
  • Largest performance facility on the Olympic Peninsula
  • Utilized by multiple student and community groups and known for amazing acoustics 
  • Will be renovated while preserving the acoustic properties that have made it renowned 
  • Accessibility to and within the building will be improved so all can enjoy the facilities
  • $30 million of the proposed bond will be dedicated to this renovation
     

 

30-Year Capital Facilities Plan: On time and under budget! 

 

Middle School Project Update

  • New middle school design unveiled: June 13, 2024
  • PASD has contracted with Forma Construction to build the new middle school
  • PASD has collected $37, 330,426 of the total $52,655,650 capital funds to be collected from the 2020 Capital Levy.
  • Construction will begin once all levy and state-assistance funds are collected.
  • Construction will begin in 2026. 

Click here to learn more about the 30-Year Capital Facilities Plan.

 

Bonds vs. Levies

Schools ask voters to approve two types of funding measures for facility updates:

  • Capital Levies: Short-term measures for modernizing and replacing school buildings, allowing phased project completion. Must wait for taxes to be collected before money can be used.
  • Bonds: Long-term measures for larger projects like new school construction or major renovations. Bonds are sold to investors and repaid with interest from property tax collections over 10-40 years. All funds can be available immediately. Bonds require a 60% supermajority to pass.

Click here to learn more about how schools fund new construction. 

Bond and EP&O Levy Community Presentation

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)