Lake Stevens School Board adopts revised bond resolution for February 2025 ballot

The Lake Stevens School District Board of Directors unanimously approved Resolution No. 20-24 at a Dec. 13 special Zoom session, placing a bond proposition titled “Bonds to Build, Repair, Replace and Improve School Facilities” on the February 2025 ballot.

Assistant Superintendent of Business and Operations Teresa Main told the board the new resolution was drafted from the earlier Resolution No. 19-24 (approved in May 2024 for a November election) and revised to reflect community feedback and clearer wording. Main said the district “simplified the language” with specific term changes, reordered projects to match survey responses and added Section 14 to repeal Resolution No. 19-24.

The measure as adopted schedules the proposition for the February 2025 election; the resolution text in the meeting materials indicates Section 14 repeals Resolution No. 19-24. The board did not discuss or specify a bond dollar amount, tax-rate estimate, project-by-project funding breakdown or an implementation timeline during the special session.

Director Vildan Kirby moved to approve Resolution No. 20-24; Director David Iseminger seconded, and the motion passed by unanimous roll call. The board also authorized the district to provide members for the Snohomish County Local Voters' Pamphlet to write both “for” and “against” statements for the proposition. Director Nina Hanson moved that authorization, Director Iseminger seconded, and the board approved it unanimously.

The board convened at 2:06 p.m. and adjourned at 2:16 p.m. Dr. Mary Templeton, superintendent and board secretary, recorded a quorum with Directors Taylor, Iseminger, Kirby and Hanson present and Director Paul Lund absent.

Next steps identified in the meeting record are limited to the formal adoption of the resolution and the authorization of voter-pamphlet statements; the transcript does not record subsequent administrative steps, ballot language publication dates or staff assignments for outreach.

Authorities referenced in the meeting were internal board resolutions (Resolution No. 19-24 and Resolution No. 20-24). No statutes, ordinances, contracts or budget appropriations were cited in the special-session record.