An opinion letter in last week’s Reporter carried a misleading headline.

The letter was in support of the upcoming school bond election which, if passed, will require $398 million in new property taxes. The writer is technically correct in stating there will be no change in the tax RATE (emphasis added). That’s because the bonds will replace existing debt being paid off.

The headline (“Bond keeps taxes the same…”) however is misleading as the bonds will certainly require new tax monies!

In the interest of full disclosure and forthrightness, the district’s impact statement should disclose how much the tax rate would DECREASE if it wasn’t for these new bonds. Taxpayers are then in a better position to make an informed decision on whether to approve the proposed bond issue.

Roger Trepanier

Redmond