SchoolsThursday, November 5
Vallivue voters reject a 10-year, $30 million plant facilities levy
The Daily Nampa team
If you live in the Vallivue School District, the 10-year plant facilities levy didn't pass. KIVI-TV reported 53.29% of voters opposed and 46.71% in favor. It needed more than 50% to pass.
Vallivue's levy fell short of the 50% it needed
46.71%Share of voters who supported the levy
Source: KIVI-TV
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Share of voters who supported the levy | 46.71% |
| Needed to pass: more than 50% | 50.00% |
- Start: fiscal year 2028, up to $3 million a year
- History: a plant facilities levy has been in place since 1987
- Still in place: $7 million supplemental levy, expiring in 2028
- Bond: $78 million, passed May 2023, helped pay for two elementary schools
The money would have maintained 15 district buildings and 300 acres of lawn and landscaping, according to the district's website. The last levy passed when the district had seven fewer facilities, and Vallivue looks to add more schools as enrollment keeps rising.
The levy would have paid for building repairs, upgrades and more
- $30 million
- over 10 years, if the levy had passed
- $24
- per $100,000 of taxable assessed value a year
- 2,560
- maintenance work orders a year
- 1.6 million
- square feet of buildings to maintain
Sources: Idaho Press, KIVI-TV
Sources: Idaho Press, KIVI-TV