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With the assessed value of properties going up, the tax rates per $1,000 of assessed valuation are dipping slightly for La Conner area home owners still paying property tax to the Skagit County Treasurer. At Monday night’s La Conner School Board meeting, district finance director Bonnie Haley distributed the latest assessment figures from the county Assessor’s Office. It shows that for school taxes, the rate will drop about 15 cents, from about $6.61 per $1,000 to $6.46. Skagit County Assessor Dave Thomas said the new rates were certified on...
Testifiers praised bipartisan work, but “disappointment” and “frustration” frequented their statements at the first hearings for Senate and House bills that address teacher compensation in the 2016 state legislative session. Teacher compensation is a part of basic education, which must be fully funded by 2018 under the Washington State Supreme Court’s McCleary decision. The court determined that local tax levies have paid teacher salaries, which the justices found to be unconstitutional. Since August, the court has held the state in contempt fo...
Monday Jan 18 11:06 a.m.: Mailbox Plunder – A locked mail box was broken into onValentine Road east of La Conner, no mail was believed to be taken. Tuesday Jan 19 10:43 a.m.: Concerned Caller – A call was received by dispatch about someone being concerned after being disconnected from a phone call to a 30-year-old man. The person was concerned about a possible suicide attempt. The man was found inPioneerPark, in La Conner and there was no problem. 11:15 a.m.: No parking! – Someone left their green vehicle parked on the side...
