Voters reject levy lid lift: County faces hard choices ahead - The Journal of the San Juan Islands

Voters reject levy lid lift: County faces hard choices ahead

San Juan County voters delivered a decisive verdict on April 28, rejecting the county’s property tax levy lid lift by nearly 61%: 3,914 votes against, 2,528 in favor. The measure failed on every island except the Waldron and Outer Islands precinct, which backed the levy 61% to 39% on just 41 ballots cast. Orcas led the broader opposition at 65.4% no, followed by San Juan Island at 60.6%, the Outer Islands at 55.9%, Lopez at 55.4% and Shaw at 53.…

Voters reject levy lid lift: County faces hard choices ahead - The Journal of the San Juan Islands

San Juan County voters delivered a decisive verdict on April 28, rejecting the County’s property tax levy lid lift by nearly 61% to 39% — 3,914 votes against, 2,528 in favor. The measure failed on every island except the Waldron &Outer Islands precinct, which backed the levy 61% to 39% on just 41 ballots cast. Orcas led the broader opposition at 65.4% no, followed by San Juan Island at 60.6%, the Outer Islands at 55.9%, Lopez at 55.4% and Shaw a…