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But there's a problem. In a letter sent to residents in the district officials say they're "struggling to provide adequate facilities, apparatus and staffing

The bond ended up costing less than expected

The Governor's budget places a priority on housing for the homeless

Given the current political and educational climate, this might be the best idea right now.

West Richland, per capita, is the fastest growing community in our area, and they need a bigger and newer police facility badly.

The bond will extensively remodel KaHS, Southridge, and build a brand new Kennewick High. plus refurbish-remodel Amistad and Ridgeview Elementaries, and build another as-yet-to-be-named elementary school.

If you are a registered voter in Kennewick then you've probably received your ballot which covers a huge bond ask for Kennewick Schools...

Soon, ballots will be arriving in mailboxes throughout Kennewick, and voters will be asked to pass a bond that, among numerous other projects, would replace Kennewick High School will a brand new structure. The local share of the $125 million dollar bond would raise the tax rate on a typical $200,000 home by about $5 a month...

Although Kennewick has continued to grow and numerous elementary and an additional middle school added, coming in February would likely be the biggest investment in high schools made in years. February 2018 Kennewick School District will ask voters to approve a bond that would not only renovate and add on to Kamiakin and Southridge, but build a completely new Kennewick High School, to replace the

The remarkable part of the bond is, it doesn't involve a tax rate increase. The Walla Walla School Board has voted unanimously to place a $65.6 million dollar replacement bond before voters this coming November. The bond would not require any tax rate increase, as the district is going to pay off it's last bond in December...