Voters say no to school levies

Voters turned down two local school levy proposals by a hefty margin yesterday.

Grand Coulee Dam School District’s Proposition 1 appeared to fail by about 58 to 42 percent, with 570 voters selecting No on their ballots, 418 selecting Yes across the four counties the district serves.

Proposition 2 was also voted down 538-413, about 57% no to 43% yes.

“We got hammered bad,” Superintendent Paul Turne...