How is the park district funded?

The White Salmon Pool Metropolitan Park District is a municipal corporation with all the authorized powers provided in chapter 35.61 RCW. The District’s primary role is to construct, operate, and maintain a new pool .

The District has been granted the authority to levy an annual tax on all taxable property within the District’s geographical boundaries which coincide with broadly with the White Salmon Valley School District boundaries (excepting the portion in Skamania County) The District’s current 2020 tax rate is a approximately $.25 per $1,000 assessed valuation.

The District’s legal responsibility is to ensure that public funds are spent in a responsible manner to construct, operate, and maintain a new pool for the White Salmon Valley community.