2024-08-27 - BallotsInstructions to Voter
Black Butte Ranch Rural Fire
Protection District
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To ensure yourvote counts, completely
fill in the oval (40) to the left of the
9-171 Five-year Local Option Tax
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response of your choice. Fill the oval with
for Fire and Emergency Operations.
a black or blue pen. Do not use a felt tip
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pen.
Question: Shall District impose $2.00
per $1,000 of assessed value for five
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years for general operations beginning
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completely fill �n the naval next to your chore.
2025-2026?
This measure may cause property
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taxes to increase more than three
percent.
Summary: This measure may be
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passed only at an election with at least
50 percent voter turnout.
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Black Butte Ranch Rural Fire Protection
District (the "District") provides fire and
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emergency medical services to its
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To vote for a write-in candidate, write
residents 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week. Services are provided by a mix of
the name and darken the avaL
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paid staff and volunteers.
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If adopted, this measure would
provide for local option tax operating
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revenue at a rate of $2.00 per $1,000 of
assessed value for five years,
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be inning July 1, 2025. The current levy
of $1.76 per $1,000 of assessed value
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expiresJune 30, 2025, and on
expiration would be replaced by this
levy.
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• If you vote for more options than are
Revenues from this operating levy
would enable the district to continue
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that contest.
supporting the annual costs of 24/7
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fire and emergency medical service
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operations by maintaining current
service levels. The District's permanent
you may draw a line through the
entire candidate name or measure
tax rate covers approximately 45% of
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response and make another choice.
the District's budget. This levy and
other resources would cover the
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remaining 55%. Without funds from a
local option tax, the District would
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have to cut back on both services and
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service levels.
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cannot correct
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The ro osed rate will raise
approximately $1,638,480 in 2025-2026,
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$1,687,635 in 2026-2027, $1,738,264 in
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2027-2028, $1,790,412 in 2028-2029,
and $1,844,124 in 2029-2030 for a total
cast our vote, refer to the Voters'
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of $8,698,915.
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Pamphlet.
Warning
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Any person who, by use of force or other
means, unduly influences an elector to
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vote in a particular manner or to refrain
from voting is subject to a fine. (ORS
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254.470)
22-1 S (CS 1) - EC:1983552
22-1 S (CS 1) - EC:1983552
Instructions to Voter
Deschutes County Special Road
District
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To ensure your vote counts, completely
fill in the oval (40) to the left of the
9-172 Five Year Local Option Levy
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response of your choice. Fill the oval with
for District Road Improvements
a black or blue pen. Do not use a felt tip
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pen.
Question: Shall District levy $2.80 per
$1,000 of assessed property value for
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five years beginning 2024-25 to
construct road improvements? This
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measure may cause property taxes to
increase more than three percent.
Summary: This measure may be
passed only at an election with at least
50 percent voter turnout. Special Road
District #8 was created to construct
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road improvements financed by
assessments against 556 district
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properties. The District's general fund
covers operating expenses, insurance,
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road repairs, grading, snow removal,
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To vote far a Barite -in candidate, write
safety and traffic control signs, and fire
break/vehicle safety corridor for 10.85
the name and darken the oval.
miles of road.
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It has been over 20 years since surface
gravel has been added to the roads.
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and fuel costs have increased
substantially over the past three years.
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The District estimates a cost of
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$800,000 for surface gravel and
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compaction of the 10.85 miles of road.
The District's current permanent tax
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rate generates approximately $90,000
annually. To construct needed road
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• If you vote for more options than are
improvements, the District proposes a
levy of $2.80 per $1,000 of assessed
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allowed, yourvote willnot count for
that contest.
value for five consecutive years
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beginning 2024-25. This levy will allow
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sufficient revenue for District to repair
all roads to proper grade, crown, and
you may draw a line through the
surface gravel.
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entire candidate name or measure
response and make another choice.
This measure is estimated to generate
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revenue of approximately $160,754 in
2024-25; $166,379 in 2025-26; $172,203
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in 2026-27; $178,228 in 2027-28; and
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$184,467 in 2028-29. The total
estimated revenue is $862,031.
cannot correct
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Additional information on our website
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RD8.SpecialDist rict.org.
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cast your vote, refer to the Voters'
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Pamphlet.
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Warning
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Any person who, by use of force or other
means, unduly influences an elector to
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vote in a particular manner or to refrain
from voting is subject to a fine. (ORS
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254.470)
39-1 S (CS 2) - EC:1983552
39-1 S (CS 2) - EC:1983552