VOTE YES ON MEASURE 24-154

A YES vote for Measure 24-154 is a vote for responsible economic and community growth for Stayton. A YES vote for Measure 24-154 would add essential land to the city, benefiting schools, businesses and neighborhoods.

Here are just three of the important reasons to vote YES on Measure 24-154:

Voting YES on 24-154 benefits the community and the new neighborhood will more than pay its own way.

· The property developer will pay the full cost of all city water, sewer and road extensions, PLUS an additional $300,000 in City System Development Charges and other street and water infrastructure improvements and repairs.

· Houses built on the land will attract mature families who are less likely to have school-age children, yet they’ll still pay their full fair share for schools and essential services.

· Annexation of the land generates revenue for city parks.

Voting YES on 24-154 is responsible and makes sense.

· Stayton needs to maintain available, developable land for residences, keeping the city in compliance with the Comprehensive Plan and with State land use law.

· Stayton’s City Council has voted unanimously to include the property within the City boundaries, and this is consistent with all City land use regulations and planning.

· The owner of the property wants to be annexed.

· The developer has an excellent 25-year reputation and a solid track record of building new neighborhoods that are a positive addition to their community.

Voting YES on 24-154 is good for buisnesses and the local economy.

· New home construction will keep or create jobs, need for supplies and other activity that will benefit local buisnesses.

· These new houses will become home to 23 families who will contribute to the betterment of the community, share tax burden, and support local buisnesses for generations to come.

Measure 24-154 is something positive that will benefit the community.

Vote YES on Measure 24-154.

Submitted by Nicholas Peets, Committee for Responsible Growth.

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