🌱 What Pasco’s newly approved school levy will actually pay for

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In today's newsletter:

• What Pasco’s newly approved school levy will actually pay for
• How Pasco’s new aquatic center gets $1.3 million without new taxes
• See what $12.5 million is building at Pasco’s Autoplex

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Very windy; a shower, with a high of 71 and low of 50 degrees.
• Thursday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 76, low: 48.
• Friday: Clouds and sun; breezy, nice, with a high of 72 and low of 46 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

1. Local education levies approved by voters in special elections (applevalleynewsnow.com) — Pasco voters have officially renewed the Pasco School District’s educational programs and operations levy, with nearly 59% support, securing funding for student support, extracurriculars, and key staff positions. Neighboring Yakima, Paterson, and Kittitas districts also passed major school funding measures, but this renewal directly shapes classroom resources and activities for Pasco families.
   

2. Pasco City Council approves $1.3 million budget amendment for aquatic center operations (yaktrinews.com) — Pasco just approved a $1.3 million budget amendment to cover operating costs for the new Pasco Aquatic Center as it gears up for a summer opening. City officials stress the move is budget-neutral because the Pasco Public Facilities District will reimburse all expenses using an existing voter-approved sales tax.
   

3. What's being built there? $11M Holiday Inn, new car parts store coming (tri-cityherald.com) — Pasco drivers can expect a major upgrade at the Autoplex, where Corwin Automotive is building a $12.5 million, 50,000-square-foot service complex to handle more and larger vehicles. The roundup also notes existing Holiday Inn space at the HAPO Center in Pasco and several new projects in Kennewick and Richland.
   

4. Forbes Names Pasco One of the Best Places in America to Retire (610kona.com) — Pasco just landed on Forbes’ list of the top 25 places to retire in America, highlighting its climate, relatively affordable housing, low crime, and good air quality. While the city loses points for limited bike paths, it’s still being recognized alongside major retirement hotspots, giving Tri-Cities residents one more reason to brag about living here.
   

5. Democrat asked by party to bow out of WA House race. Now it's 2 Republicans (tri-cityherald.com) — A state Senate race that includes west Pasco is now a head‑to‑head contest between two Republicans after Democrat Doug McKinley withdrew under pressure from party leaders. The 8th Legislative District, represented in part by Rep. Stephanie Barnard of Pasco, remains one of the state’s most conservative, setting up a primary fight between Sen. Nikki Torres and Kennewick School Board president Gabe Galbraith.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• Clarkston: Mini Apple Pies for National Apple Pie Day
  Walla Walla Community College Clarkston Main (CLK) 148 - Student Activity Center
  9:30 am
• President Boltonâs Open Office Hours for Students
  Whitman College Reid Campus Center
  12:00 pm
• Clarkston Student Club Council
  Walla Walla Community College Clarkston Main (CLK) 107 - Classroom
  12:15 pm
• Open Office Hours with Dr. Sylvia Carey-Butler, Vice President for
  Whitman College Lizzie Muir Dining Room, Cleveland Commons
  12:30 pm
• Middle School Baseball & Softball Home Vs Finlay MS
  Columbia (Walla Walla) School District Burbank, WA 99323
  4:00 pm
• Climbing Center Finals Week Hours →
  Whitman College Climbing Center
  5:00 pm
• FUA - ELA Classes - BBCC
  Saddle Mountain Elementary HS Room 38
  5:30 pm
• FUA - Old Man Basketball
  Saddle Mountain Elementary HS Gym
  6:30 pm

Thursday May 14

• Spring 2026 Semester Critique and Evaluation Period (CEP)
  Yakima Valley College - Grandview Campus 2025-2026 Academic Calendar
• Commencement Rehearsal
  Yakima Valley College - Grandview Campus 2025-2026 University Wide Events
• Spring 2026 Semester Ends-Final Day of Spring Semester
  Yakima Valley College - Grandview Campus 2025-2026 Academic Calendar
• Whitman College Distance Track George Fox Final Qualifier (Day 1)
  Whitman College Newberg, OR

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Just saw this in a TC Regional Chamber newsletter today - posting since I often see folks saying that they are trying to find a family/primary doctor.
  Lourdes Health is pleased to welcome Hector Arredondo, MD, to its team as a family medicine provider at Lourdes Family Medicine, located at 7425… (Nextdoor Riverview)
• Missing possibly stolen pup from Pasco Tottenham ct / broadmoor area..
  Female Yorkie.. Please if anyone has her or has seen her please return her home please 509-614-0054 message or call thank you (Nextdoor Broadmoore Park)

• Propak Logistics LLC posted a job opening for Forklift Operator in Pasco. Apply here.
• Lowe's posted a job opening for Seasonal Receiver Stocker Overnight in Pasco. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pasco here.

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