Ritzville School District proposes $12.8 million bond

The Ritzville School Board held a special board meeting on Dec. 7 and unanimously agreed to submit a 20-year, $12.8 million bond on the February ballot for facility upgrades and construction within the local district.

The Ritzville School Board will meet to consider a resolution to put the bond on the ballot during a special meeting on Dec. 10.

On the February ballot, all residents living within the Ritzville School District boundaries will have the opportunity to vote on the bond.

The bond amount includes the remodel of the current high school, upgrades at the Ritzville Grade School, miscella...