
Now, the city says it will try again in May.
Since November, City Council has been discussing next steps for the Public Safety Levy.
November’s rejected levy, was set at $1.89, per $1,000 of assessed property value.
Now, the city says it will move forward, with a more inexpensive option, at $1.79.
“Council believes that 1.79 being brought forward to the voters is the right move now, and one of those reasons is that we’ve had 1.79 for over a decade and voters have been approving that levy at
that rate,” says Aaron Cubic, Grants Pass City Manager.
The City of Grants Pass, says the levy represents about 25% of public safety’s budget.
If it doesn’t pass, some police and fire staff could be laid off, and emergency response times, may become slower.
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