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2007-03-13 - Ballots Official Ballot-Special Election Deschutes County, OR-March 13,2007 A E cm I Instructions To Voter Use A Pencil Or Blue Ink Pen - To ensure your vote counts, completely fill in the oval 40 to the left of the response of your choice. "- Attention! to Ae Remember to inspect your ballot for I ; mistakes! If you make a mistake or A6. ,; . damage your ballot, call your County Elections Office to ask for a - replacement ballot. . La Pine Rural fire Protection -District J 9-51 FOUR-YEAR EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL LOCAL - OPTION LEVY Ouestion:Shall La Pine Fire District - levy$1.00 per$1,000 assessed value for four years to improve emergency response beginning 2007/08?This measure may cause property taxes to increase more than three percent. Summary:This measure may be passed only at an election with at . least a 50 percent voter turnout. If approved,this measure would - provide funds for four years to the La Pine Rural Fire Protection District to: 40 * Fund continued employment of three paramedic/fire fighters; and 41 - * Fund nine additional paramedic/fire fighters. - 42 - Without this staffing,the Fire District's response capabilities to emergency - as - incidents will be at risk. The agency Is experiencing increased call volume . every year and growth in our region is exceeding the Fire District's capabilities. The funds will be used to - increase our emergency staffing capabilities that enhance safety and . operational efficiency on emergency scenes. - For the past four years,voters paid $.64 per$1,000. That levy expires June 30, 2007.This levy would expire in four years and cause a new levy of $1.00/$1,000. The owner of a home assessed at$150,000 is estimated to pay$150/year for four years. Estimated taxes to be received are - 51 - $910,000 in 2007/08; $954,981 in 2008/09; $1,002,730 in 2009/10; and - $1,052,866 in 2010/11. The estimated tax cost for this measure is an ESTIMATE ONLY based on the best information available from the county assessor at the time of estimate. O Yes -> No WARNING - Any person who,by use of force or other means,unduly influences an elector to vote in any particular manner or to refrain from voting is subject to a fine.(ORS 254.470) LA B c M eq:0001 � J i- ©Election Systems&Software,Inc.1981,2002