Kira Erickson reports in the South Whidbey Record.
The South Whidbey School District bond measure has not yet received enough votes to pass, according to the first count of ballots in the April 25 special election.
About 56.53% of ballots were in favor of the proposed $80 million bond, which would fund maintenance and updates at the school district’s two main facilities, the high school/middle school campus and the elementary school’s north campus. The measure requires a 60% supermajority to pass.
They Said It
Superintendent Jo Moccia remained optimistic about the measure passing.
“The (school) board set an ambitious goal for the district to review its assets and execute a facilities bond,” she said Tuesday night in a statement to The Record. “The vote is still too close to call and I remain hopeful that it will pass.”
| SOUTH WHIDBEY SCHOOL DISTRICT (NO. 206) |
| Directors: Three of the five director positions are scheduled to be on the ballot. Position 1: Joe Greenheron. Candidates for Position 1 must live in director district 1; see the map at this link. Director Greenheron was appointed after the resignation of Damian Greene. This election will be for the remainder of Greene’s term, which ends Dec. 31, 2023, and the succeeding four-year full term, which ends Dec. 31, 2027. Position 3: Brook Willeford. Candidates for Position 3 must live in director district 3; see the map at this link. Position 4: Marnie Jackson. Position 4 is an “at large” position; candidates may live anywhere in the district. |
