Bonners Ferry Local Guide including all of Boundary County Idaho

6 school districts gear up for levies

Monday, February 19, 2007; SP

School districts across North Idaho are preparing for something that has proven difficult for some in the past: asking voters to pay more of their property taxes to schools. Six districts - Coeur d'Alene - Kootenai - West Bonner- Lake Pend Oreille- Wallace and Boundary all have levies coming up, and two others - Post Falls and St. Maries are early in the planning stages. Plummer-Worley has yet to decide if it will seek one this year. All but West Bonner are going for renewals of supplemental maintenance and operation levies that fund school programs and other operational needs not covered by state money. - Full Story