New levy, board member and re-opening plan in Medical Lake

MEDICAL LAKE—The school board unanimously approved a new replacement levy at its Nov. 24 meeting with an assessed value of $1.50 per $1,000 assessed property value. The levy, which would replace the current levy that’s around $1.38 per $1,000 assessed property value, moves to a public vote on Feb. 9, 2021.

The total levy collection is what Medical Lake taxpayers will be voting on, with the $1.50 figure being an educated guess based on local property value and projected growth, superintendent Tim Ames confirmed.

“We’re asking for a specific dollar amount,” Ames said.

The total levy would be $1,...