MARYSVILLE – A precinct-by-precinct analysis of the Marysville School District bond measure shows its strongest support in the south and central parts of town.
The $320 million measure failed in April, gathering just over 50 percent approval. It needed a 60 percent supermajority to pass.
The measure would have paid for almost a new Marysville-Pilchuck High School, a new middle school in north Marysville to replace Totem, a new Marysville Middle School, new Liberty and Cascade elementary schools, and major fixes at all of the other schools in the district.
The cost would have been about $280 a year more in taxes per the average house in the city.
Seven precincts in the west, except for those along the water, played a major role in the defeat, going down 543 yes to 769 no votes.
Four east Marysville precincts also played a major role in the loss, going down 242 yes to 407 no votes.
All of the precincts in the south city area passed the bonds, with the best being Precinct 22 with a 186-145 vote in favor.
The precincts in the north showed varied response, with Precinct 44 voting in favor 160-137 while Precinct 54 directly north of that went down 113-166.
The central part of town showed more positive results, such as a citywide best 171-100 tally in Precinct 3, but it also had some negative numbers, such as 77-104 in Precinct 48.
Tulalip had some huge discrepancies in voting. For example, Tulalip 2 and 6 were hugely in favor, 126-52 and 74-28, but it was strongly opposed in Shelton 89-173, Tyee 71-106 and Tulalip 1 precinct 100-132.
Out of 13,718 votes cast, 6,924 voted yes and 6,779 voted no. About 1,300 no voters would have had to vote yes to pass the measure.
As for the precincts, 39 voted in favor by majority vote and 35 were against with no votes at all cast in four of the smallest precincts.
In precincts with the largest turnout of 40 percent or more, the district won a majority in eight and lost eight.
