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--></style></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>Love and light to the staff and supporters of the Fern Ridge and Douglas County libraries. Thank you for all your efforts to make your communities the best they can be. I am so sorry that this was the outcome. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>Penny Hummel<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>Penny Hummel Consulting<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>penny@pennyhummel.com<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>503.890.0494<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>www.pennyhummel.com<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:Calibri;color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-family:Calibri;color:black'>Libs-Or <libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us> on behalf of Ferol Weyand <ferol.weyand@state.or.us><br><b>Date: </b>Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at 9:45 AM<br><b>To: </b>"libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" <libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us><br><b>Subject: </b>[Libs-Or] Library Nov. 8 election results<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:Candara;color:black'>Unofficial November 8, 2016 Election Results as of 8:00 a.m. November 9, 2016.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Candara;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Candara;color:black'>If any library measures were missed please contact Ferol Weyand in Library Support and Development at the Oregon State Library. <a href="mailto:Ferol.weyand@state.or.us">Ferol.weyand@state.or.us</a>. Phone 503-378-2525. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-family:Candara;color:black'>Measure 20-258 </span></b><span style='font-family:Candara;color:black'>– <b>Library District Five-Year Local Option Levy for General Operations – Lane County</b></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-family:Candara;color:black'>QUESTION:</span></b><span style='font-family:Candara;color:black'> Shall Fern Ridge Library District levy $0.50 per $1,000 assessed value for operating purposes for five years beginning in 2017-2018? </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:Candara;color:black'>This measure may cause property taxes to increase more than three percent.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Candara;color:black'>SUMMARY:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Candara;color:black'> A yes vote would return library services to 53 hours per week; 3,500 book purchases and 400 video purchases per year; programs for children and adults remain the same; periodicals and materials remain the same. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:Candara;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:Candara;color:black'>Yes (35%) <b>No (64%)</b> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:Candara;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><span style='font-family:Candara;color:black'> </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><span style='font-family:Candara;color:black'>Measure 10-145 – Concerning formation of the Douglas County Library District – Douglas County</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:Candara;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><span style='font-family:Candara;color:black'>Question: </span></b><span style='font-family:Candara;color:black'>Shall the district be formed with a permanent rate limit for operating taxes of $0.44 per $1,000 of assessed value?<br><br><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><span style='font-family:Candara;color:black'>Summary: </span></b><span style='font-family:Candara;color:black'>If approved by the voters, the Douglas County Library District will be created to provide public library services. A yes vote on the question creates the district with the stated tax rate, beginning with the 2017-2018 fiscal year (that is the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2017). If created, all of Douglas County and all cities within Douglas County will be included in the district, with the exception of the cities of Sutherlin and Elkton (which will not be included). </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:Candara;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:Candara;color:black'>This tax rate is a permanent maximum; the district is not required to assess the full rate. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:Candara;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:Candara;color:black'>Yes (44%) <b>No (55%)</b></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:Candara;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><span style='font-family:Candara;color:black'><a href="http://results.oregonvotes.gov/">http://results.oregonvotes.gov/</a></span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><span style='font-family:Candara;color:black'> </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>Ferol Weyand <br>Library Support and Development Services<br>Oregon State Library <br>250 Winter St. NE<br>Salem, OR 97301-3950<br>ferol.weyand@state.or.us<br>Phone: 503-378-2525 FAX: 503-378-6439<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>_____________________________________________________ Libs-Or mailing list Libs-Or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/libs-or Hosted by the Oregon State Library. 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