Northshore School District Board of Directors opposes Initiative 1033

Published 2:30 pm Thursday, October 15, 2009

The Northshore School District Board of Directors unanimously approved at its Oct. 13 meeting Resolution 605 opposing Initiative 1033. If approved, Northshore School District could lose $46 million in state funding through 2015 based on information received by the Office of Financial Management.

“The board feels strongly that passage of Initiative 1033 would clearly hurt both the state’s efforts and our efforts to promote student learning and achievement,” said Board President Cathy Swanson.

Initiative 1033 would cap the annual growth of state, county and city general funds at the rate of inflation plus population growth. Revenue above the cap would be used to reduce property taxes.