STANWOOD CAMANO NEWS: Stanwood-Camano school officials plan next steps after second levy failure

Evan Caldwell reports:

Voters are again rejecting the Stanwood-Camano schools’ Facilities and Technology with only 47.5% votes in favor, as of the ballot count update Thursday, far short of the simple majority required to pass.

They Said It

Superintendent Deborah Rumbaugh said she was disappointed and that the district will immediately begin meeting with staff and its citizen committee to “start prioritizing where we can recommend making cuts and adjustments.”

“One of the positive outcomes is that I believe we have significantly improved our ability and mode of communicating with the community (about) what a levy funds,” Rumbaugh said. “Although our budgeting process is already transparent, as required by state law, we’ve tried to elevate that process. Transparency is a continuing theme.”