Steilacoom Historical School District levy
Posted on February 23, 2010Editor's Note: Following is from the March issue of Around Town, the Town of Steilacoom's monthly newsletter.
With passage of the Maintenance and Operations levy, Steilacoom Historical School District No 1 has taken a critical step in funding maintenance and operations in the school district for the next four years—thanks to Steilacoom School District's supportive voters in this recent election.
Concerned Citizens for Steilacoom Historical Schools committee members say 'Thank you'.
While the official tally won’t be in for a few days, by 8 p.m. on Feb. 9, the County Auditor’s report showed that 69 percent of those who voted approved a continuation of the current levy funding for operations, maintenance and materials.
Despite present economic conditions, this percentage reflected voters’ continued belief and support for providing our kids the best education possible.
“We’re relieved, and our students and teachers are grateful to those who voted to provide the children in our District with the best education in the safest environment possible,” said Lenore Rogers, chairman of the local levy campaign committee.
The Pierce County Assessor-Treasurer recently mailed the 2010 tax assessment notices. The following web site is a resource for checking your home assessed value: www. piercecounty wa.org/atr. Comparing the overlapping elements of the property tax for 2009 and the new 2010 levy rates with the following results:
Levy Rates/$1,000 of assessed value
| 2009 | 2010 | DIFF | |
| State | 2.023 | 2.067 | .044 |
| County | 1.081 | 1.160 | .079 |
| Port | 0.183 | 0.184 | .001 |
| Town | 2.122 | 2.264 | .142 |
| EMS | 0.330 | 0.400 | .070 |
| School | 5.112 | 4.171 | (.941) |
| Library | 0.444 | 0.471 | .027 |
| Total | 11.295 | 10.718 | (.577) |
(Rates rounded to 3 places.)
Flat Rate per Parcel
| Weed | $1.39 | $1.39 | 0.00 |
| PCD | $5.00 | $5.00 | $0.00 |
| Total | $6.39 | $6.39 | $0.00 |
For a home valued at $300,000 for 2009 and $285,000 for 2010 (the Town’s overall assessed valuation decreased by approximately 5% from 2009 to 2010), the estimated tax distribution would be:
| 2009 | 2010 | DIFF | |
| State | 602.20 | 589.10 | (13.10) |
| County | 321.87 | 330.60 | 8.73 |
| Port | 54.42 | 52.44 | (1.98) |
| Town | 631.52 | 645.24 | 13.72 |
| EMS | 98.35 | 114.00 | 15.65 |
| School | 1,521.3 | 1,188.7 | 332.6) |
| Library | 132.07 | 134.24 | 2.17 |
| Weed | 1.39 | 1.39 | 0.00 |
| PCD | 5.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 |
| Total | 3,361.7 | 3,060.7 | (301.02) |
(amounts rounded)
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1 Comments
February 24th, 2010 at 2:10 pm
We're so happy to have new neighbors....USA Discounters.
We're fortunate that our community is growing.