Residents in Camas overwhelmingly approved a replacement emergency medical services property tax levy in Tuesday night’s election.
As of Tuesday’s results, the levy had 72.57 percent approval of the 3,186 votes tallied. So far, there are 2,312 votes for and 874 against. The levy needs a simple majority of 50 percent plus one vote to pass.
The replacement levy, which charges residents 46 cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation, is the exact same as the current levy, which expires at the end of this year. The replacement levy will start in 2019 and last six years.
The money is earmarked for emergency medical services, including ambulance services, equipment and salaries.
The current levy brings in just shy of $1.4 million to the city of Camas, Cathy Huber-Nickerson, the city’s finance director, said prior to the election. She said with rising assessment values, the replacement levy could bring in around $1.49 million a year to the city.
