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 classrooms, a food…
