SEQUIM — Thirteen candidates have filed for five positions on a proposed Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center metropolitan park district board.
The special filing period for the proposed board closed Monday.
The candidates are Warren Pierce and Eckart Mildenstein for Position 1; Bill Wrobel and Ken Stringer for Position 2; Dick Neal, Gayle Baker, Virginia O’Neil and Paul Gruver for Position 3; Susan Sparks Smith, Rich Bemm and Fritz Gruetzmacher for Position 4; and Mike McAleer and Bob Anundson for Position 5.
Voters will vote for the candidates on the Aug. 4 ballot alongside a separate measure to create a new metropolitan park district to fund the recreation center at 610 N. Fifth Ave., which is known by the acronym of SARC. It includes the city’s only public pool.
The ballot measure proposes a property tax levy of 12 cents or less per $1,000 of assessed valuation.
Permanent tax levy
By law, a metropolitan park district board can levy up to 75 cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation without voter approval. The tax is permanent.
If approved, the new park district will encompass the Clallam County area of the Sequim School District.
Approval is by a simple majority.
Ballots in the all-mail primary election will be mailed to registered voters in the existing Clallam County Parks and Recreation District No. 1 on July 15.
If approved, the new park district is expected to replace the existing parks and recreation district.