Voters reject two public safety measures in Oregon

Mark Matassa Jul 1, 2025

Feb 6, 2018

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                <h1>Voters reject two public safety measures in Oregon</h1>
                <h2><p>Oregon had a special election on Tuesday, and results coming in on Wednesday showed that voters in rural counties were reluctant to pony up more tax money to replace lost federal timber payments. Public safety measures were rejected in Josephine County, home to Grants Pass, and in Curry County, on</p></h2>
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               <p>By <a href="/author/mmatassa-mac-com/">Mark Matassa</a></p> 
              <p><time datetime="2025-02-04T05:00:00-08:00">Feb 6, 2018</time></p>
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            <p>Oregon had a special election on Tuesday, and results coming in on Wednesday showed that voters in rural counties were <a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2015/05/voters_reject_2_public_safety.html?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org#incart_2box">reluctant to pony up more tax money</a> to replace lost federal timber payments. Public safety measures were rejected in Josephine County, home to Grants Pass, and in Curry County, on the Southern Oregon coast, reports <em>The Oregonian</em>. Polk County, home to the state capital Salem, passed a five-year property tax levy for sheriff’s office patrols and other law enforcement.</p>
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Oregon had a special election on Tuesday, and results coming in on Wednesday showed that voters in rural counties were reluctant to pony up more tax money to replace lost federal timber payments. Public safety measures were rejected in Josephine County, home to Grants Pass, and in Curry County, on the Southern Oregon coast, reports The Oregonian. Polk County, home to the state capital Salem, passed a five-year property tax levy for sheriff’s office patrols and other law enforcement.

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