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Paterson School District No. 50 I Proposition No. 1 EXPLANATORY STATEMENT PROPOSITION NO. 1 - REPLACEMENT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND OPERATION LEVY
PROPOSITION NO. 1 PATERSON SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 50
Passage of Proposition No. 1 would allow Paterson School District to replace an existing educational REPLACEMENT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND programs and operation levy that expires at the end of OPERATION LEVY 2026. The replacement levy will be used to pay expenses of educational programs and operation not The Board of Directors of Paterson School District fully funded by the State of Washington, which include, but are not limited to: maintaining class size to No. 50 adopted Resolution No. 04-2025-26, provide one teacher per grade; Sports/Activity bus for concerning a proposition to finance educational Paterson students for both middle school and high programs and operation expenses. This school students so that they can be involved in proposition would authorize the District to levy academic and extracurricular activities through Housel the following excess taxes, in place of an expiring Middle School and Prosser High School (our non-high levy, on all taxable property within the District, for servicing district); classified and certificated salaries; support of the District’s educational programs and salaries for activities, such as Adventure Fridays, summer school, and outside activities and programs; operation expenses not funded by the State of basic transportation; technology; nutrition services; Washington: professional development; student elective programs; educational support personnel; and safety measures Estimated Levy for students and staff. Further information is available Rate/$1,000 Collection Year Levy Amount Assessed Value at: www.patersonschool.org. 2027
$0.78
$483,200
2028
$0.78
$495,280
2029
$0.78
$507,662
all as provided in Resolution No. 04-2025-26. Should this proposition be approved? LEVY . . . YES
LEVY . . . NO
The proposed replacement levy would authorize collection of up to $483,200 in 2027, $495,280 in 2028, and $507,662 in 2029. The levy rate required to produce these amounts is estimated to be $0.78 per $1,000 of assessed value. Exemptions from taxes may be available, contact the Benton County Assessor 509-786-2046. Pro/Con Committee Information After repeated recruitment attempts, no volunteers in the district came forward to write a statement for or against the ballot measure.