Eyes trained on school budget

About 30 people, including several who are not school employees, were poring over the La Conner School District budget again last Wednesday.

It was the second in a series of seven workshops for the public put together by school Finance Director Bonnie Haley, Superintendent Tim Bruce and senior administrator Peg Seeling, who will take the helm as interim superintendent in July.

At the workshop, people on both the “yes” and “no” sides of the levy peacefully sat side by side, working to familiarize themselves with the school funding process.

With ballots in the mail this week for the April 26 spe...