Good Day,
The preliminary results from the bond election have come in, and the bond did not pass. As of Wednesday afternoon, 964 ballots were cast. Of those, 473 (49.1%) approved the bond measure, and 491 (50.9%) rejected the measure. There are three voting precincts in the Quilcene school district junior taxing district. From the Crocker precinct 136 voters cast ballots, 60 (44.1%) approved and 76 (55.9%) rejected. In the Coyle precinct, 215 ballots, 116 (54%) approved, 99 (46%) rejected. In the Quilcene precinct, of 613 ballots counted 297 (48.5%) approved, 316 (51.5%) rejected the bond.
Almost 60% of eligible voters participated, up from just under 50% in February. I appreciate the larger turnout and that the community let us know that our plan does not have the supermajority support that is required for a bond. It is clear that we have more work to do, and the board and I will be asking for your help in crafting the long-term facilities goals and plans to reach those goals.
Bond elections can only occur twice in a calendar year, so we as a community have some time to create a new plan that would be more acceptable to our voters.
The school board will be discussing the bond election results in our work-study session next week and in future meetings. See our website (https://www.qsd48.org/
If you have any questions, comments, or would like to discuss this with me individually, please do not hesitate to set up a time for us to meet.
Thank you,
Dr. Frank Redmon
Superintendent
Quilcene School District