School levy passes in a landslide

The $995,000 La Conner Schools levy was headed for a big win on Tuesday, with the initial ballot count showing nearly 61 percent “yes” votes.

This was the second try this year for La Conner School District to receive voter approval for an operating levy. In February voters rejected a pair of school levies that would have imposed nearly $1.5 million in property taxes homeowners.

On Tuesday only ballots on hand before the election boxes closed at 8 p.m. were counted and there were already hundreds more ballots cast than in the February election.

With a voter turnout of more than 52 percent, the...