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County officials outline public safety levy to Sherwood council; cite jail capacity, mental‑health response and fentanyl seizures
Summary
Washington County presenters said a replacement public safety levy would raise the rate from 47¢ to 66¢ per $1,000 assessed value (about $6/month for a typical homeowner), fund prosecution, jail operations, juvenile services, parole/probation and mental‑health response teams, and help address forced releases tied to limited jail capacity.
Washington County officials briefed Sherwood councilors on a proposed replacement public safety local option levy at the Sept. 16 work session, describing how the levy supports the county’s multi‑agency public safety ecosystem and the specific services it would fund.
Kevin Barton (DA’s office) and other county presenters said the levy would increase from 47¢ to 66¢ per $1,000 of assessed value, producing roughly $337 million over the levy life and costing an average homeowner about $6 more per month. "We're going from, 47¢ per $1,000 of assessed value to 66¢," a presenter said while explaining the revenue and the components it…
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