Commissioners move forward with public safety tax proposal
EUGENE, Ore. - After two rounds of public hearings, the Lane County Board of Commissioners agreed to move forward with a plan to ask voters to support a property tax levy to help fund the Lane County Jail.
The board agreed to draft the language for the tax levy. Commissioners voted 5-0 to move forward with the framework of a 5-year levy of 50 cents per $1,000 taxable property valuation.
Next, commissioners will have to approve the language drafted by county staff.
If they do, the measure would appear on the May ballot.
Recent polls found public support for a measure limited to funding jail beds. Lane County has had to release inmates prior to trail or posting bail because of a lack of jail beds.
Tom Adams from KVAL News was at the Courthouse on Wednesday and will have more live on KVAL News at noon.
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I'm so excited, just can't wait to vote it down. They did a polling of 600 people in city hall and now think we are that stupid.
@Franklyspeaking The 'surveyed' 600 people for $20,000 and got the result the commissioners wanted. Taxpayer dollars well-spent. 50.5% of 600 people is actually 303 people in favor...with a margin of error of 3.5%. 600 times 3.5% = 21 people. With about 175,000 who actually vote, I'm sure this survey will accurately forecast the final result.
so did the fear intimidation and releasing of violent offenders work to sway voters, not me I just bought another gun
If only the 301 people in the 'survey' vote for this and it then fails, I wonder if THAT will convince any of our local governing bodies (councils, commissioners, mayors, administrators) that the public is tapped out and wants government to also cut back on spending. Unfortunately, even tax addicts can't complete rehab without admitting to a higher power, so probably not.