Polls are open for your decision on the school district's proposed operations and maintenance levy for 2001-2004. The district can't afford to go without the levy money next year. A levy was rejected in 1997, but voters in 1998 recognized the damage being done by the resulting budget cuts and passed a two-year levy. That levy will expire at the end of this year. Today' s ballot proposal extends the levy for four more years.
Some opponents say the district is asking for too much money.
Some say the district should be consolidated with the other four Kitsap County school districts to save money. Some complain that student performance has not been high enough. You can't vote for the right amount of money on this ballot. It's either all or nothing. It will just encourage South Kitsap residents who value education to move out.