Almost 59 percent of voters approve lifting levy lid to fund police and fire departments
Tuesday night was a good night for public safety measures on the West Plains.
As of press time, the city of Cheney’s Proposition 1 was passing easily with 58.73 percent of the vote. The measure would do a one-time lift of the city’s property tax levy lid, raising over $410,000 officials have tagged for use by the police and fire departments to meet personnel and equipment needs.
Meanwhile, Airway Heights’ Proposition 1 for the purposes of funding emergency medical services in the city was also passing, receiving 66.40 percent yes votes. That measure will impose an EMS tax levy of 25 cents per...
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