Seattle residents to vote on billion-dollar education levy

Seattle residents to vote on billion-dollar education levy

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell signed a six-year, $1.3 billion education levy Tuesday, putting it on voters’ 2025 November ballot. “This levy is a powerful investment in Seattle’s future,” Harrell said in a statement. Breaking down Seattle’s education levy RELATED STORIESDOJ challenges WA clergy reporting law, citing First Amendment violationLawsuit claims Washington farm replaced local employees with foreign workersAccused of harassing fiancée, Ki…

Seattle's $1.3 billion education levy on November ballot

Seattle voters will decide this fall whether to renew a property tax that not only helps pay for early childhood education, K-12 student services and post-secondary tuition and career support, but more than doubles the availability of subsidized child care.On Tuesday, Mayor Bruce Harrell signed legislation to send the $1.3 billion, six-year Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy (FEPP) to the November ballot. The City Council unanimous…

ELECTION 2025: Mayor signs FEPP levy expansion/renewal at South Seattle College's satellite campus

(Photos courtesy South Seattle College) Mayor Harrell visited the Georgetown satellite campus of South Seattle College (WSB sponsor) today to sign the bill sending the expansion/renewal Families, Education, Preschool, Promise Levy to the November ballot. This is a 6-year, $1.3 billion levy; as we reported when the mayor proposed it back in April, it’s projected to cost the median-assessed-value Seattle homeowner $654 a year, while the 2018 versi…