Camas School Board bumps up levy rate

Coming off the heels of a 2019-20 budget season that included a $8.6 million deficit, the Camas School Board on Monday voted to increase the district’s 2020 enrichment levy rate.

The 65-cent increase — from $1.50 per $1,000 assessed property value (APV) to $2.15 per $1,000 APV — means the district will not go over the local-plus-state education tax rate Camas School District voters approved in 2017, but also means the new levy rate likely won’t cover the district’s expected deficit in 2020-21.