Opinion - Let the conversation continue

The Colfax School District will run its new levy proposal in April. Its first levy attempt failed last month amid taxpayer dismay over the amount of money being requested and concern over other school issues.

This time the district will ask for less, eliminating the cushion for loss of equalization money from the state.

With the reduced request, the new levy proposal will be in the ballpark of past levies—levies that were overwhelmingly approved.

At this point, many of the concerns voiced by community members and patrons of the district at the first levy go around are still unanswered. Also co...