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Trust for Public Land recommends polling for five‑year levy to avert North Clackamas parks’ fiscal cliff
Summary
North Clackamas Parks & Recreation District staff and the Trust for Public Land presented a feasibility study recommending a five‑year local option levy to fund operations and avert a forecasted fiscal cliff in 2031–32; board members urged quick polling, careful messaging and community engagement before any ballot measure.
Kia Celi, director of the North Clackamas Parks and Recreation District, told the Clackamas County board on April 21 that NCPRD’s permanent tax rate of 54 cents per $1,000 of assessed value — the lowest among comparable districts — has not increased since 1990 and leaves the district facing a “fiscal cliff” in fiscal year 2031–32 that could force facility or amenity closures.
Nathan Henry, Western Conservation Finance Director for the Trust for Public Land, summarized the phase‑one feasibility study and said his team evaluated three funding options: a five‑year local option levy, general obligation…
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