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In Early Days, Parks Levy Campaign Rakes In $53,580
['Sophie Peel', 'Speel Wweek.Com', 'Sophie Peel Covers City Hall', 'September']
Willamette Week
The current Parks Levy of 80 cents per $1,000 of assessed value expires next year.
Should the measure fail at the ballot box, parks officials have warned, the consequences would be dire.
Without a new levy, the parks bureau has said it would be forced to cut 50% of its programs.
SEIU Local 49 contributed $10,000, while LiUNA Local 483 contributed $7,000 and IBEW Local 48 (which represents electricians) contributed $2,500.
Correction: A previous version of this story noted that a small portion of the levy would be used on defunct parks assets.
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