Lakeland Votes to Put Levy on Ballot After Failing to Pass

Lakeland School District has voted to put a levy to the test a second time on May 16. This comes after Lakeland residents voted against a new levy on March 14th. Read more about it Between the Lede.


  • The levies are $9.5 Million for 2 years and another $1.146 Million also for 2 years (was 6 years in the March vote).
  • Trustee Ramona Grissom voted against a second go-around, saying that this would upset the community; Trustee David Quimby also admitted that it would upset the community, but voted to rerun the levy anyway.
  • The Coeur d’Alene school board will meet Monday to discuss its next steps after the levy failed.

Lakeland levies will be on May 16 ballot

The Lakeland Joint School District board of trustees passed a motion Thursday to ask voters to again consider two levies that failed at the polls Tuesday, while trustees. . . .

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