Edmonds parents seek $700 million for new schools, upgrades

Supporters said the proposal would not raise taxes despite the hefty price tag.

EDMONDS, Wash. — Next year, Adel Sefrioui’s daughter will start kindergarten at Edmonds Elementary, a school that at 58 years old is decades older than her dad.

A limping boiler and outdated security system have Sefrioui concerned.

“We have a lot of work to do in getting these replaced,” Sefrioui said.

Fifteen of the 34 schools in the Edmonds School District are at least 50 years old, including 54-year-old College Place Middle where principal Andrea Collins called the gym locker room a “1970s special.”

Classrooms are overcrowded.

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