Ballot measures at a glance
From the freeze’ to land-use planning
By Michele Matassa
Property tax, governor
approval/veto of bills and self
serve gasoline are the subjects
of three less controversial ballot
measures being put before the
voters Nov 2
Ballot Measure 1 proposes to
increase tax bases for districts
whose cash value is increased
by new construction
Currently, taxing districts are
allowed a six percent annual
increase over the previous
year's tax base
If the measure passes,
increases over the six percent
may be made two years after
new construction increases a
district's assessed value The
total increase would be limited
to 15 percent annually
Ballot Measure 2 would
amend the state constitution to
allow the governor 30 days,
instead of 20 days, to sign or
veto bills presented to him after
the fifth day before adjournment
of the legislative session
The proposal also allows
voters to begin referendum
petitioning on bills before they
are approved by the governor
Frustrated taxpayers are pu
shing for a limitation on property
tax but Ballot Measure 3 is cau
sing a lot of heartache for state
supported agencies, especially
school districts
The issue of property tax
limitation has caused more
heated debate than many of the
races for state positions
Many citizens welcome the
proposal to limit property taxes
to 1 '«■ percent of 1979 value This
limitation and the measure's
requirement to raise property
taxes at no more than 2 percent
per year may provide long
awaited relief for people who
have been biting bullets while
shelling out money for high
taxes
But while some are biting
bullets, others are sweating
them.
School districts will suffer the
biggest blow if Measure 3
passes, according to a packet
put out by The Oregon Com
r
mittee.
The packet says schools use
63 percent of all property tax
dollars and depend on this for
44 percent of their total
revenue
A newsletter printed by the
University branch of the
American Federation of
Teachers says the measure
"would strip about $16 billion
dollars in annual revenue —
more than the total cost of
operating all our school dis
tricts "
The newsletter says passage
of the measure presents a real
and immediate" danger
because "in a time of economic
recession, the simplisitc
approach of a 1 Vi percent
property tax limitaiton has
superficial appeal to many
voters "
Many state legislators are
also fighting hard against
Measure 3, which would require
a two-thirds vote in both the
senate and house to pass addi
tional revenue measures
This stipulation would allow a
minority in the legislature to
block passage of revenue
measures
Another threatening aspect of
the proposal is the prohibition of
bond-selling by nine state
agencies
The option of generating
revenue through the sale of
general obligation, state
backed bonds would be
eliminated, stifling agencies
such as: Higher Education
administration’s high military
spending and the escalating
American/Soviet nuclear arms
race has resulted in a nation
wide movement to end the arms
race
Ballot Measure 5 is Oregon's
role in this nationwide
movement
The measure calls for Gov
Vic Atiyeh to send a message to
Pres Ronald Reagan, the
Secretaries of State and
Defense and all members of
Congress saying that the people
of Oregon support a nuclear
freeze
A freeze would include
halting the testing, production
and further deployment of all
nuclear weapons, missiles, and
delivery systems in a way that
can be checked and verified by
both sides ”
Ballot Measure 6 proposes
that cities and counties do their
own land planning, using
statewide goals as recom
mendation, not law
If the measure passes, the
Department of Land Conserva
tion and Development and the
Land Use Board of Appeals will
also be eliminated
Ed Fechtel, proponent of the
measure and member of Ore
gon Citizens for Fair Land
Planning Inc , says several
companies have wanted to
locate in Oregon but wer not
willing to put up with the state s
land use laws
iii'wm iyc», V'i vyui i
State Highway. State Power
Development and Oregon
Veterans' Welfare, among
others
Self-service gasoline
stations will be allowed in Ore
gon if voters pass Ballot
Measure 4
Under the proposal, the State
Fire Marshal must adopt safety
rules effective on or after
March 1, 1983, which would
allow retail customers to
pump their own fuel
Frustration with
the Reagan
A task force
appointed by Atiyeh
reported it was
not possible to pin
point a single
industry
that had.
beyond
a
doubt
failed
to locate
in Oregon
solely because
of state-mandated
land use planning.''
CARL HOSTICKA IS A STRONG
ADVOCATE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Among our greatest resources are our talented
people. Oregon has the reputation of having one
of the finest systems of public education in the
nation. It is important to Carl to maintain and
constantly improve our educational system to
help people develop skills to stand on their own,
rather than becoming reliant on the government.
Carl believes that we can maintain the quality of
education that we have achieved at the primary
and secondary' levels while restoring the quality
of our higher education system. As your
representative, Carl Hosticka will work to insure
quality higher education now, and for the years
to come.
CARL m
HOSTICKA
Paid (or by Committee to Eject Carl Htstika, State Rep. Disc 40; Leah Stern Zweig, 2420 Emerald St., Eugene, OR 07403
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