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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/08/1994 NOTICES (2)NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF BALLOT TITLE FILLED IN THE CITY OF ASHLAND NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a ballot title has been filed with the city Recorder. The ballot title has been prepared by the City Attorney and approved by the Ashland city Council calling a special election on November 8, 1994 in the City of Ashland and is as follows: CAPTION: Real Property Transfer Tax for Watershed Fire Prevention, Affordable Housing. QUESTION: Shall 0.40% real property transfer tax be imposed for watershed and forested areas fire prevention and affordable housing property purchases? EXPLANATION: This tax is on the selling price of real property but excludes $50,000 of selling price on a single family residence. The tax is dedicated for public and private projects which reduce, prevent or suppress fire on forested lands within and the Ashland watershed whether within or without the city limits. The tax is also dedicated for the purchase of real property for affordable housing projects and related activities on such real property that meet the affordable housing goals of the City of Ashland. Any elector dissatisfied with the ballot title, may petition the Circuit Court seeking a different title and stating the reasons the title filed is insufficient, not concise or unfair. Petition must be filed not later than the seventh business day after the title was filed with the city elections officer. (ORS 250.296) Must be filed by 5:00 P.M., September ~6, 1994. /~- ,~ /~'~c Post-it® Fax Note 7671 To . //..~ ~ , Nan E. Franklin Co./Dept. ,.~ / ,~ ~ ' City Recorder Phone Fax Publish: September 10, 1994 Date ¢. From co. Phone ~PLANATORY STATEMENT FOR COIYN[TY VOTERS' PAMPHLET Name of Person Responsible for Conien~ Paul Nolte, City Attorney NameofOrg. nf~aQonPersonRepresent%lfan~ C'ity of, Ashland Ballot Title Caption-' Measure Number: REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX AFFORDABLE HOUSING. FOR WATERSHED FIRE PREVENTION, Nature of tax. This measure has been referred to the voters by the city council. The measure imposes a 0.4% tax on the selling price of real property sold, transferred, exchanged or otherwise conveyed within the City of Ashland. Exempted from the tax is $50,000 of the selling price for a single family residence occupied by the owner- seller. Some transactions are excluded altogether, such as: transactions for the purpose of obtaining financing; transactions resulting from bankruptcies, foreclosures or condemnations by the government; gift or inheritance of property; transfers of joint interests between spouses and transfers required as a result of marriage dissolutions. Purpose of tax. Forty percent of the monies received as a result of this tax are dedicated for public and private projects which reduce, prevent or suppress fire, or the danger of fire, on lands within the forest interface and Ashland watershed whether within or without the city limits. Sixty percent of all monies received as a result of this tax are dedicated for the purchase of real property for affordable housing projects and related activities on such real property meeting the affordable housing goals adopted by city council Word Count Total: 190 .e Total Word Count Ca_nnot Exceed 500 Words SIsnature of Person Kespoastble for the Content of the Explanator~ Statement SEL 802 Rev. 8/20/92 NOTICE OF CITY MEASURE ELECTION ASHLAND, OREGON (Name of city) ORS 250.285 ORS ~54.095 Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday , November 8, ]994 (Day of week) (Date of election) a measure election will be held in Ashland (Name of city) Jackson (Name of county) County, Oregon. The county clerk has advised us (SELECT ONE): The election will be conducted at the polls. The polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. The election WIt be conducted by mail. The following shall be the ballot title of the measure to be submitted to the dty's voters on this date: CAPTION (10 Words) Real Property Transfer Tax for Watershed Fire Prevention, Affordable Housing. QUESTION (20 Words) Shall 0.40% real property transfer tax be imposed for watershed and forested areas fire prevention and affordable housing property purchases? *SUMMARY This tax is on the selling pdce of real property but excludes $50,000 of selling price on a single family residence. The tax is dedicated for public and private projects which reduce, prevent or suppress fire on forested lands within and the Ashland watershed whether within or without the city limits. The tax is also dedicated for the purchase of real property for affordable housing projects and related activities on such real property that meet the affordable housing goals of the City of Ashland. ! i i The follo~ng author~ci~ offidal hereby cer~ies ~e above ballot rifle is ~ue"~nd September 8, 1994 Si~a~re of au~ofiz~ d~ officiM (not r~ to ~ not~ed) Date si~ Nan E..Franklin City Recorder Pfint~'~ of au~o~z~ ci~ offidal Title '1; For measure authorizing tax levy or establishing new tax base: Concise and impartial statement of not more than 1.75 words, explaining chief purpose of the measure and giving reasons for the measure. ORS 310.390. Additional statement required by ORS 310.395 shall not be included in word count *2. For any other measure: Concise and impartial statement of not more than 85 words, summarizing the measure and its major effect Content meets requirements of ORS 250.035, 250.039 and 250.041.