Portland Voters Poised to Approve Pricey New Parks Levy

Portland’s parks levy passage favored in early returns on election night

In partial returns, the measure had 53% support on Tuesday shortly after 8 p.m. About 47% of votes counted oppose the measure.

Portland voters poised to approve pricey new parks levy

Portlanders appeared poised Tuesday to approve a ballot measure to significantly increase money collected from property owners to maintain existing parks and recreation services.

Portland's controversial parks levy on the ballot Tuesday night

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- Tuesday is Election Day, and for Portland residents, there is only one thing on the ballot: the parks levy. Measure 26-260 is a 5-year levy that aims to help the Portland Parks Bureau maintain the city's many parks and pay for necessary repairs. Trump says he’s withholding SNAP benefits until shutdown ends While some have shown support, saying that the parks will deteriorate without the funding, opponents say that …

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