A levy for the Port Townsend School District appeared to be winning while a Port Townsend city measure to raise the tax on phone and electric bills was clearly failing Tuesday night.
A Port Townsend School District maintenance and operations levy, which requires a 60 percent supermajority to pass, received 3,504 “yes” votes to 2,170 “no” votes, or 61.76 percent to 38.24 percent.
Support was coming up short for a city of Port Townsend proposition to increase the phone and electric bill tax from 6 percent to 10 percent.
The measure received 1,556 votes in favor, or 43.77 percent, to 1,999 against, or 56.23.
“I’m pleased,” said Tom Opstad, Port Townsend School District superintendent.
“It means a lot for the district and all the programs it runs.”
The four-year levy would garner a total of $11.262 million and go toward routine maintenance and operations, as well as some extracurricular activities.
Of the total number of ballots sent out to Jefferson County voters, 10,296 went to Port Townsend School District voters, with 5,745 returned and counted Tuesday.
The levy would begin to be collected in 2008, with a total amount that year of $2.68 million.
