Five-Year Capital Outlay Local Option Tax

Question: Shall the District impose $53,000 annually to purchase a Pumper/Tender? This measure is a five year levy commencing 1999-2000. This measure may cause property taxes to increase more than three percent.

Summary: Taxpayers of the Mt. Angel Rural Fire Protection District are being asked to pay for a new Pumper/Tender Truck to replace a 1973 Tanker Truck which has exceeded its useful life.

This measure would authorize the district to levy $53,000 of local option taxes each year for a period of five years, a total of $265,000. The estimated impact at the current assessed value would be $.62 per $1,000 of assessed value. The estimated tax cost for this measure is an ESTIMATE ONLY based on the best information available from the county assessor at the time of estimate.

The taxes would be used to finance capital outlay to purchase a new Pumper/Tender truck, of about 3,000 gls. with required equipment and to pay all costs incidental thereto. The capital outlay proceeds will be used to replace the 1973 tanker truck.