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South Lane County Fire And Rescue District Operation Levy Measure (November 2012)

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A South Lane County Fire And Rescue District Operation Levy measure was on the November 6, 2012 election ballot in Lane County, which is in Oregon, where it was approved.

This measure authorized South Lane County Fire and Rescue District to levy a property tax with a rate of $.47 per $1,000 of assessed valuation for five years to fund operation costs of the District in order to maintain the current levels of EMS and fire services from its four fire stations. The estimated revenue from this tax is $768,053 in 2013-2014, $785,945 in 2014-2015, $809,523 in 2015-2016, $833,809 in 2016-2017, and $858,823 in 2017-2018.[1]

Election results

Measure 205, Fire District Levy
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes 5,933 55.46%
No4,76444.54%

Election results from Lane County, Current Election Results (dead link)'

Text of measure

Language on the ballot:

Shall the District impose $.47 per $1,000 of assessed valuation for five years for operations beginning fiscal year 2013-2014? This measure may cause property taxes to increase more than three percent.[1][2]


See also


Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Lane County Oregon Elections, Current Measures (dead link)
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


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