Multnomah County May Raise Property Tax to Support Historical Groups

August 13, 2010

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From the Portland Tribune

Cash-strapped Oregon Historical Society hopes Multnomah County voters will consider a small property tax levy in November to keep the downtown Portland historical museum and library afloat.

Museum supporters will ask Multnomah County commissioners next week to put a five-year property tax levy on the November ballot, says George Vogt, Oregon Historical Society executive director. The measure would raise about $2.1 million annually for five years by charging property owners a nickel for each $1,000 in assessed value. That’s about $10 for owners of a typical home assessed for $200,000.

“It gives us time to figure out another solution with the state,” Vogt says.

The historical society, which is operating at a deficit and expects to exhaust its cash reserves next year, has lost most of its state funding. The nonprofit, the official repository for Oregon’s historical treasures, has survived mostly on state funding since its founding 112 years ago.

I thought measures 66 & 67 cured all of this?

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