Among the ballot measures before voters this Election Day is one that’ll fund the River Road Park and Recreation District in North Eugene.
Measure 20-346 is a five-year renewal of a tax for $.47 per $1,000 of assessed value, which has been renewed three times in the past.
Dale Weigandt, a former superintendent of the facility, explains the need for this renewal.
“The reason for the levy was through the years, River Road Park and Recreation District’s tax base has been whittled away by piecemeal annexation from the City of Eugene,” Weigandt told KLCC. “And so the city and district used to have an agreement that they would pay us back for some money that they had taken from taxation from us. And in 2008, the recession hit.”
Voters overwhelmingly backed the renewal last time, with 75 percent of the vote.
If the levy fails this round, programs and activities would likely be reduced.
