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Corvallis Voters Approve Property Tax Boost

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Voters in CorvallisTuesday approved a 5-year property tax levy to fund city services including the library, pool, senior center, public safety and social service organizations.

The levy will raise more than 3 million dollars per year. The measure passed narrowly with 52 percent of voters in favor. Measure 2-86 will charge property owners about 82 cents for 1000 dollar assessed value.

Julie Manning is Mayor of Corvallis. She is grateful to voters for approving the levy.

Manning: "This revenue is really going to help provide a boost to the budget beginning in this next fiscal year. It does not address all of the budget challenges that we have in the city but certainly will make a significant difference and help enhance our local quality of life."

The levy renews a three year local option that was passed in May 2011. There was no organized opposition to the measure, but some activists spoke out against it at a community forum last month.  
 

Rachael McDonald is KLCC’s host for All Things Considered on weekday afternoons. She also is the editor of the KLCC Extra, the daily digital newspaper. Rachael has a BA in English from the University of Oregon. She started out in public radio as a newsroom volunteer at KLCC in 2000.
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