By Jeb Bladine • President / Publisher • September 12, 2025 TweetJeb Bladine: City manager transparent on costs for bondsInterim McMinnville City Manager Adam Garvin this week provided some welcome candor about taxpayer costs being estimated for McMinnville’s proposed $98.5 million recreation bond measure on the November ballot. He is a former city councilor and council president, current president of the McMinnville Fire District, and now interim city manager while the city searches for a permanent leader. But when two old bond issues are retired, the annual bonded debt tax rate will remain at $1.79 per $1,000 for the recreation bonds alone. Thus, the ballot measure explanatory statement about annual dollar costs for a “median assessed” single-family home is misleading at best. It’s important, along the way, to follow City Manager Garvin’s lead in transparent communications.