Spokane Parks & Recreation is proposing a $240 million, 20-year levy and Spokane Public Schools is proposing a $200 million, 20-year bond to fund more than 200 proposed projects that would strengthen neighborhoods, improve public health, and support economic growth.

If Parks and SPS were to do government as usual – in our silos – we could achieve around 170 projects citywide for a cost to taxpayers of around 31 cents per $1,000 of assessed home value (below, left).

Together, we can accomplish more than 30 additional projects with fewer tax dollars – a local property tax rate of 29 cents per $1,000 of assessed home value in the first year (below, right).

For a Spokane property owner with a $330,000 home* the bond and levy together would cost an additional $7.98 per month in 2026 – $7.43 of which would go to Parks and 55 cents to schools. Please use the calculator (near the top of this page) to determine specifically how much your property tax bill would increase under this proposed plan.

The partnership between Spokane Parks and SPS maximizes taxpayer investments by:

• Sharing existing facilities to promote multi-use for programs and groups
• Exchanging and sharing land for development to reduce costs
• Joint funding to increase project scope and functionality of facilities
• Integrating and coordinating programming to enhance access

Spokane Parks and Spokane Public Schools have developed individual Q&A specific to their separate capital levy and bond. Find them on each organization’s website.

• For SPS Bond Q&A, visit spokaneschools.org/page/2025-bond-faq-finances.
• For Parks Levy information, visit spokaneparks.org/levy

* $330,000 is the median assessed home value in Spokane County.