The Orting School District is proposing a ballot measure this year that, if approved, may build a new elementary school and improve existing schools in town.
Locals can approve or reject the school district’s $150 million bond on the Feb. 14 ballot. The 21-year bond would collect about $2.84 per $1,000 of assessed property value, according to the voter’s pamphlet. That would amount to $1,349 per year for the owner of a $475,000 home.
If the ballot measure is approved, the bond will build a new K-5 elementary school to serve between 600-700 children. The school would have a courtyard space, library and playground.
The school district purchased vacant land at 710 Washington Ave. for about $6.3 million in early 2022 to build the new school there. The 65 acres are north of Orting High and across from Orting Middle.
Ptarmigan Ridge Elementary would get eight additional…
