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Board hears polling and preliminary proposals for library and public safety levies; staff to bring measures to evening meeting
Summary
County staff and EMC Research presented polling showing modestly strong support for both a library levy replacement and a public safety levy replacement and recommended referring preliminary levy proposals to the board for publication and further steps toward the November ballot.
Washington County staff and pollster EMC Research presented the board with polling results and preliminary levy replacement proposals for the Washington County Cooperative Library Services (WCCLS) levy and a county public safety levy, and asked whether staff should bring the two preliminary proposals for board action at the evening meeting.
Ian Stewart of EMC Research summarized the survey of 2025 likely Washington County voters. "The sample size here is 400 interviews," Stewart said, split into two groups of about 200 respondents each so the library and public safety measures could be tested in alternating order. He warned the split sample produces a roughly seven‑point margin of error for subgroups but said the polling shows stable favorability for both WCCLS and public safety services.
Stewart reported high favorability ratings for the library system (about 86%…
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