News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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I appreciate & share John Adkins’ passion for our students, staff and community. But I don’t understand his thoughts. If you’re concerned about our students’ education and the employees’ possible loss of time (pay), then why would you ever vote “No” on a school levy? I experienced a failed levy as a LR student & athlete. NOTHING good comes from a failed levy. A failed levy cuts everything! I believe we would lose more students/families if the levy fails. A “No” vote would also affect staff and bus drivers, not only with job cuts, but also wi...
The upcoming levy is VERY important to our students, staff and community. To reiterate what you’ve already been reading/hearing, you are currently paying just over $4 per thousand and with a “yes” vote it will DROP almost half to just over $2 per thousand. And what’s important to know is IF the levy were to fail, we will NOT receive matching funds from the state so it’s a “double whammy” to the district. When I was a sophomore here at LR, yes long ago, the levy failed. It’s been long enough now that people don’t remember the detrimental effec...