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November 6, 2015 | Cannon Beach Gazette | cannonbeachgazette.com • 3A Local school option tax wins voter approval ‘An exciting time for students and staff,’ says superintendent lowed to ask their patrons IRUWHPSRUDU\WD[LQJDXWKRU- ity above the permanent rate limitation. This authority is known as a “local option tax.” Local option taxes are OLPLWHG WR ¿YH \HDUV IRU RS- erations and up to 10 years for capital construction pur- poses. 7KLVLVWKH¿IWKWLPHYRW- ers had the option to renew the levy. The last local option tax vote took place Novem- EHU ZLWK SHUFHQW RI WKH YRWHUV DSSURYLQJ WKH measure to continue to fund a reduction in classroom siz- HVDQGSURYLGHDZLGHUUDQJH RISURJUDPVIRU6HDVLGHVWX- GHQWV 7KDW YRWH EURXJKW DQ H[WUDPLOOLRQSHU\HDURQ DYHUDJH WR WKH GLVWULFW¶V PLOOLRQJHQHUDOIXQG,WVWDUW- HGDWLQ and steadily increased to WKLV \HDU The local option levy is QRW UHODWHG WR EXLOGLQJ QHZ school facilities at a different location. 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The district also will LQFOXGH WKH &DQQRQ %HDFK Academy when it opens in $FFRUGLQJ WR WKH VWDWH¶V 'HSDUWPHQW RI 5HYHQXH PRVW WD[LQJ GLVWULFWV DUH DO- By Katherine Lacaze EO Media Group SEASIDE — Nearly 70 percent of voters in Seaside School District 10 passed a ballot measure to renew a local option tax to help fund operations in the district for ¿YH\HDUVVWDUWLQJ $FFRUGLQJWRWKHWKLUGXQ- RI¿FLDO UHVXOWV IURP WKH &ODW- VRS &RXQW\ (OHFWLRQV 2I¿FH 7XHVGD\ QLJKW EDOORWV ZHUHFDVWZLWKRUDERXW SHUFHQW VXSSRUWLQJ WKH PHDVXUHYRWHUVYRWHGQR ³:KDW DQ H[FLWLQJ WLPH for our students and staff!” Seaside School District 10 6XSHULQWHQGHQW 'U 'RXJ 'RXJKHUW\ VDLG LQ DQ HPDLO shortly after the numbers ZHUHLQ7XHVGD\QLJKW “Our community has SDVVHG LWV ¿IWK FRQVHFXWLYH local option levy for Seaside 6FKRRO'LVWULFW,¶PYHU\JUDWH- ful to everyone who supported the students in the election.” 6WHYH 3KLOOLSV FKDLUPDQ of the district’s board of di- UHFWRUVVDLGWKHORFDORSWLRQ The district will be re- VSRQVLEOH WR EXGJHW DERXW IRU WKH &DQQRQ Beach Academy when it be- JLQVVHUYLQJNLQGHUJDUWHQDQG ¿UVWJUDGH VWXGHQWV IRU WKH VFKRRO\HDU 7XHVGD\QLJKW'RXJKHUW\ praised the support from the community. ³:HKDGRXWVWDQGLQJKHOS from the Vote Yes for Kids FDPSDLJQ WHDP´ KH VDLG ³&RFKDLUV /RUL /XP DQG Gail Dundas coordinated a FDPSDLJQFRPPLWWHHDQGQX- merous volunteers and busi- QHVVHVZKRVKDUHGWKHQHHG to renew the local option levy with our community. The FDPSDLJQ FRPPLWWHH¶V KDUG work and dedication made the difference.” “On behalf of our stu- GHQWVVWDIIDQGERDUGRIGL- rectors — thank you for your RQJRLQJ VXSSRUW RI RXU VWX- dents and their schools.” ³:HKDGRXWVWDQGLQJKHOS from the Vote Yes for Kids FDPSDLJQWHDP´KHVDLG 'RXJKHUW\ FUHGLWHG co-chairwomen Lori Lum Toyooka and Gail Dundas for FRRUGLQDWLQJ WKH FDPSDLJQ FRPPLWWHH ³DQG QXPHURXV YROXQWHHUV DQG EXVLQHVVHV who shared the need to renew the local option levy with our FRPPXQLW\ 7KH FDPSDLJQ committee’s hard work and dedication made the differ- ence.” Toyooka said she also was “absolutely thrilled about the RYHUZKHOPLQJVXSSRUWRIWKH community to help educate RXU NLGV DQG SURYLGH JUHDW teachers.” She was not in- YROYHG LQ FDPSDLJQLQJ IRU the local option tax when it ZDVXSIRUYRWHLQEXW she was impressed by the ZLGHPDUJLQRIVXFFHVVLWKDG this election. “I really do think the com- munity does care about pro- YLGLQJ JRRG HGXFDWLRQ DQG SURJUDPV´VKHVDLG R.J. MARX PHOTO/SEASIDE SIGNAL Seaside School District 10 offices on Election Day. In the event this local RSWLRQ OHY\ GLG QRW SDVV ³LW ZRXOGKDYHEHHQUHDOO\WRXJK RQHYHU\ERG\´3KLOOLSVVDLG “We would have had to PDNH VRPH PDMRU PDMRU FXWV´KHVDLGDGGLQJWKHH[- tra money contributes about RUSHUFHQWWRWKHGLVWULFW¶V JHQHUDOIXQGXVHGIRURSHUD- tions. “It allows us to move forward and to work with WKH&DQQRQ%HDFK$FDGHP\ people and to continue all the SRVLWLYHWKLQJVWKHVFKRROGLV- trict has been able to do in the past.” PUBLIC MEETINGS Monday, Nov. 9 Thursday, Nov. 12 Cannon Beach Rural Fire De- partment, 7 p.m., 188 Sunset Ave. Elsie-Vinemaple RFPD, 7 p.m., 37564 Highway 26 Seaside. Tuesday, Nov. 17 Tuesday, Nov. 10 Seaside School District, 6 p.m., 1801 S. Franklin St., Seaside. Cannon Beach City Council, 6 p.m., work session, City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Wednesday, Nov. 11 Publisher Steve Forrester Editor R.J. Marx Reporter Dani Palmer Advertising Manager Betty Smith Cannon Beach. Wednesday, Dec. 9 1801 S. Franklin St., Seaside. Cannon Beach Design Re- view Board, 6 p.m. City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Tuesday, Dec. 1 Wednesday, Dec. 16 Cannon Beach City Council, 6 p.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Cannon Beach Networking, 8 a.m., Pizza a Fetta, 231 N. Hemlock St. Wednesday, Dec. 2 Wednesday, Nov. 25 Wednesday, Nov. 18 Cannon Beach Netwoking, 8 a.m., Pizza a Fetta, 231 N. Hemlock St. Cannon Beach Networking, 8 a.m., Pizza a Fetta, 231 N. Hemlock St. Cannon Beach Networking, 8 a.m., Pizza a Fetta, 231 N. Hemlock St. Friday, Nov. 27 Tuesday, Dec. 8 Cannon Beach Emergency Preparedness Committee, 10 a.m. City Hall, City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Cannon Beach City Council, 6 p.m., work session, City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Thursday, Nov. 19 Cannon Beach Networking, 8 a.m., Pizza a Fetta, 231 N. Hemlock St. munity Services Committee, 9 a.m. City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Cannon Beach Parks and Com- Production Manager John D. 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