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Washougal School District to tap its reserves, hike levy

$45.8M budget to depend on 48-cent M&O increase, $835, 807 in reserve funds

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Washougal High School students head for the buses after the first day of the 2018-19 school year on Friday, Sept. 7, 2018. The Washougal School Board is expected to adopt a proposed $45.8 million budget for the 2019-20 school year during its Aug. 27 meeting. (Post-Record file photo)

The Washougal School District (WSD) is balancing its budget for the 2019-20 school year by increasing its maintenance and operations levy, identifying spending efficiencies and using more than $800,000 of reserve funds.

The district’s $45.8 million 2019-20 budget, presented to school board members during their Aug. 13 meeting, is expected to be adopted at the board’s Aug. 27 meeting.

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