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City asks county to move EMS levy; commissioners opt to keep February ballot
Summary
Walla Walla City Manager Elizabeth Chamberlain requested the county move an EMS‑levy renewal to an April special election to avoid competing property‑tax measures; county officials cited higher election costs and the county voted to keep its EMS levy on the February ballot.
Walla Walla City Manager Elizabeth Chamberlain asked the Wallowa County Board on Nov. 24 to place a city EMS levy renewal on an April special‑election ballot rather than February to avoid two property‑tax measures appearing together, which she said could hurt both measures.
Chamberlain told commissioners the city has built outreach and educational materials around a February date and was concerned about voter confusion if the Metropolitan Parks District measure and the city EMS…
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