Wahluke superintendent discusses levy failure
A Wahluke student performs a high jump at a track meet in Quincy. The Wahluke School District’s failed Feb. 13 capital levy would have paid for a new running track. The track, soccer field and tennis courts, which all would have been upgraded with the levy funding, are accessible to the public.
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Wahluke School District Superintendent Andy Harlow speaks about the district’s capital levy at the South Grant County Candidate Forum hosted in October at Wahluke High School.
Exterior of Wahluke High School, one of the schools that required an update to its HVAC system last year. The Wahluke School District’s most recent levy, which failed to pass, would have gone toward paying off the loan for that project.
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A Wahluke student plays in a soccer match on Wahluke High School’s soccer field, which would have received overhead lights if the school district’s most recent levy had passed. The lights would allow play in the evenings.
MATTAWA — After Wahluke School District’s capital levy failed to pass following the Feb. 13 vote, Wahluke Superintendent Andy Harlow said the district will likely soon have to cut $1.5 million from its budget.
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