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School board approves running Capital Levy in February election to
replace Post Middle School
The Arlington Public Schools Board of Directors approved at its Dec. 9 meeting a Capital Levy to replace Post Middle School and improve traffic safety on the Post/Eagle Creek/Stillaguamish Valley Learning Center campus. Community members will vote on the Capital Levy during the Feb. 11, 2025 election.
“Following the November election, we sent a survey to families, staff, students and community members and what we heard was that they wanted us to run the levy again at a lower cost,” said Mary Levesque, Arlington School Board President. “We listened to our community and are proposing a lower cost for the February 2025 capital levy to replace Post Middle School.”
In order to lower the overall cost, the measure would decrease the Post Middle School building square footage from 120,187 square feet to 102,670 square feet. The building would be designed to expand for future capacity.
The Post Middle School capital levy provides for replacement of the obsolete and unsecure existing Post Middle School. The new school would correct the safety, security and health concerns of the existing Post Middle School. The new school would be earthquake resistant, have interior hallways for security, have larger classrooms to support Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) education, and be protected from fire with a fire sprinkler system. In addition, the new school would include improved heating, ventilation and cooling capacity.
The project cost is $100,444,433, minus $25,314,552 for the Schools Construction Assistance Program funds the district would receive from the state. The cost to taxpayers to replace Post Middle School is $75,129,881. This is down from the $81 million ($106 million minus $25 million construction assistance funds) that was put before voters in the November 2024 election.
| Type |
Proposed Amount |
Estimated Monthly Cost for $500K Property |
Estimated Annual Cost for $500K Property |
Lifetime Cost for $500K Property |
| Six-Year Capital Levy (Feb. 2025) |
$75,129,881 |
$54 |
$650 |
$3,900 |
| Six-Year Capital Levy (Nov. 2024) |
$81,159,221 |
$65 |
$775 |
$4,650 |
| 20-Year Bond (Feb. 2024) |
$95,000,000 |
$32 |
$385 |
$7,700 |
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