COEUR d'ALENE — Polls are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. for today's non-partisan local election, which includes contested candidate races for six agencies and funding proposals for two fire districts, a water and sewer district and a school district.

If you need to find your polling place, go to https://www.kcgov.us/321/Polling-Place-Look-Up or call the Elections Office at 208-446-1030 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Voters can register at the polls. You must have an Idaho driver's license or Idaho identification document with your current address. It had to be issued at least 30 days ago. Document examples include a utility bill, bank or credit card statements and auto registration.

To vote, you must be a U.S. citizen, at least 18 years old as of today, a legal resident of Kootenai County 30 days before the election, and not have any legal disqualifications.

The races

Contested candidate races include six people seeking two seats on the Kootenai Health District board; seats on the East Side, Post Falls and Lakes highway district boards; and seats on the Bayview Water and Sewer and Kootenai County Water District 1 (north of Wolf Lodge) boards.

The requests

Funding proposals are being floated by the Northern Lakes and Timberlake fire districts, Bayview Water and Sewer and Kootenai Joint School District.

Northern Lakes, which covers Hayden, Rathdrum, Garwood and Hayden Lake, is floating a permanent override levy of $850,000 per year.

A community can permanently increase its levy limit by successfully voting an override.

If approved with at least a two-thirds vote, the Northern Lakes funding will add six firefighter/EMTs so a third facility in the district, at the corner of Garwood and Hudlow roads, can be staffed.

The district estimates that, based on today's property values, the property tax increase would be $41.40 per year ($3.45 per month) for the owner of a $200,000 home.

Timberlake, which serves Athol, Bayview, Chilco and surrounding areas, is sending a permanent override levy proposal of up to $290,000 to voters.

Patrons living in a $200,000 home in the district currently pay about $19 per month for coverage.

If the levy is approved with at least a two-thirds vote in support of the proposal, those residents would see an increase of an estimated $5 per month, according to district officials.

The funds would be used to hire two firefighters, expedite the replacement process for three engines and facility upgrades that includes adding living space at the Bayview station, improving a training room and a station roof repair.

Bayview Water and Sewer, which includes 462 water hookups, is seeking water revenue bonds of up to $2.15 million for a new storage tank to replace one built in 1942, transmission lines, distribution mains and maintenance projects.

If approved with at least a vote of 50 percent, plus one, the bond would increase rates from $24 per month for the first 5,000 gallons to up to $40.

The Kootenai Joint School District is floating a maintenance-and-operation levy question.

If approved with at least a two-thirds majority vote, it will raise $1.5 million over two years for supplies, instructional technology, a school-resource officer, textbooks, building maintenance, grounds upkeep and facilities repairs.

Annual property taxes for the levy will remain the same as the current year at $1.19 per $1,000 of assessed value.

The owner of a $200,000 home with a homeowners' exemption in the district currently pays $13.15 per month for school taxes. That amount would be the same if the proposal passes.

For more information about the election, visit: https://www.kcgov.us/31/Elections