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Letter: Vote ‘yes’ on Battle Ground levy

By David Cresap, Battle Ground
Published: January 17, 2017, 6:00am

I am writing to support the proposed Battle Ground School District levy being put before voters on February 14.

As a property owner who has lived in Battle Ground all my life, I take seriously any issues that affect my property taxes. It is important to me that my taxes are spent wisely and in the best interests of our community — especially the interests of our children. I also work at the Battle Ground School District office. I am able to observe firsthand the operations and priorities of our district in educating our children. We have good leadership and strong teachers. I believe our tax dollars for our schools are being well spent.

I was at the school board work session when there was a thoughtful and complete public discussion on what dollar amount should be set for the levy. It was clear the board set the amount with two balanced priorities: maintain effective services for our children and keep the tax rate for property owners as equal as possible to our current rate. This seemed reasonable to me.

The district website has important facts about the levy, including dates of levy information nights for the public.

I encourage you to attend one of these nights and cast an informed vote on February 14. As for me, I’m voting yes.

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