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Columbia County sheriff asks Scappoose council to back jail-levy renewal
Summary
Sheriff Brian Pixley told the Scappoose City Council the county plans a November levy renewal to help fund jail operations, citing rising medical and food costs and higher bed-rental rates; councilors indicated they would consider drafting a resolution of support and asked staff to prepare a draft.
Sheriff Brian Pixley asked the Scappoose City Council on Aug. 5 to publicly support a renewal of a Columbia County jail operations levy slated for the November ballot, saying the measure is critical to keeping the county jail open and maintaining public safety.
Pixley (Columbia County Sheriff) said the levy would renew funding previously approved by voters in 2014 and subsequently renewed in 2017 and 2020. He told the council the current proposal would be roughly $0.75 per $1,000 of assessed value and that the county’s existing levy rate of about $0.58 per $1,000 will end June 30 of next year. He said the jail’s three primary revenue sources…
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