Overview
- Partial returns from the Nov. 4 special election show Measures 34-345 (libraries) and 34-346 (public safety) each leading with about 57% support.
- The public safety levy would rise by 19 cents to 66 cents per $1,000, funding prosecutors, sheriff’s deputies, 56 jail beds, a mental health response team and youth addiction services, and is projected to generate roughly $337 million over five years.
- The library levy would increase by 15 cents to 37 cents per $1,000, supporting 16 libraries and boosting the system’s designated tax share from about 45% toward 60% for expanded hours and youth learning services.
- County examples estimate a homeowner with an assessed value near $348,000 would pay about $230 annually for the public safety levy and roughly $129 for the library levy, or about $359 combined if both pass.
- Final results will be certified later; if approved, the levies take effect in July 2026, and county commissioners must still decide on a proposed shift to population-based library funding that larger cities such as Beaverton have criticized.