On Wednesday, December 8, 2015, the Bonney Lake City Council unanimously passed a resolution in support of the Sumner School District Capital Projects Bond.

The comprehensive $145.6 million school bond would fund critical capital facility needs identified by a Facility Planning Committee and unanimously approved by the School Board on November 18, 2015.

The upcoming February 9th Capital Projects Bond would build, expand, and improve school facilities throughout the Bonney Lake and Sumner region. The bond measure would build a new elementary school in the southeast region of the district, build an Early Learning Center in the Sumner Valley, rebuild Emerald Hills Elementary, expand and modernize Sumner High School, expand and enhance Bonney Lake High School with a Performing Arts Center, expand Mountain View Middle School, improve middle school athletic fields, and provide improvements to student safety and security.

Information about the bond measure is available on the Sumner School District Website.

The District anticipates a tax rate increase (over the existing rate) of approximately $0.45 per $1,000 of assessed value, or $90.00 per year (or $7.50 per month) for a home valued at $200,000. With this tax rate increase, the total bond tax rate will be approximately $2.41 through 2028, and then decreases to $0.94 for the life of the bonds.

If passed, this bond will increase instructional space, accommodate full day kindergarten, provide classrooms to lower elementary class sizes, expand curriculum offerings, enhance student safety and security, and improve quality of student life.