Tekoa Parks & Rec seeks one-year levy

The Feb. 14 special election will include Tekoa Parks and Recreation District seeking an operation and maintenance collection for the year 2018 of $75,000 at $1.04 per $1,000 in assessed value. The money will go to support Tekoa's pool and its three parks.

The levy is back to a one-year proposition after it failed in 2015 and a double-levy passed in 2016.

The levy pays for 93 percent of the pool budget with seven percent coming from admission fees. Because of the pool's design, it requires four lifeguards at all times – positions which the Tekoa Parks Board has decided to keep at minimum wage....