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SUNNY Temp: 53 °F Wind: CLM at 0 mph Thursday, November 21, 2002 SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map EXTRA HomeLife Magazine W3 Magazine Jobs @ Mail Tribune Tempo A & E Oregon CarZone Wellness Connection Real Estate Newspaper in Education Prime Times Outdoor Journal Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People CLASSIFIEDS Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Find Everything E SOUTHERN OREGON Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar ABOUT US FAQ What's New Advertise Home Delivery Classified Ad Contact Us Media Kit Email Story to a Friend September 19, 2002 Public service funding, city leaders on ballots By BUFFY POLLOCK for the Mail Tribune With Tuesday’s special election out of the way, small towns are looking toward the November general election in which residents will choose new leaders and decide on money measures. Ballots will go out Oct. 18 for the Nov. 5 mail-in general election. Voters in four small cities will decide whether to fund some public services. The Jacksonville Fire Department will ask for a five-year, $2.8 million levy to help sustain existing operations, fund an additional firefighter and engine, supplement construction of a new station and create a trust fund. The levy would increase taxes by $2.60 per $1,000 of assessed property value, or $390 on a $150,000 home. Talent voters will be asked to support city parks through a five-year levy that would provide about $61,000 the first year and increase about 3 percent annually. The tax would levy 36 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value, or $54 on a $150,000 home. Public safety will be the issue in Phoenix, where voters will be asked to approve a five-year levy to replace an existing levy (set to expire June 2004). The tax would raise a total of $3.2 million to maintain the current level of public safety. The levy would also fund two additional police and two more fire officials as well as two public safety vehicles. Currently, the city receives $1.72 from the existing tax and 65 cents through a bond levy expiring in June. Both items total $2.37. The proposed tax would increase that amount to $2.85, a 48 cent difference, or $427.50 on a $150,000 house. Shady Cove residents also will be asked to fund public safety. A five-year, $780,000 tax for police services would cover salary for two existing officers. If approved, Shady Cove residents would see a 90-cent increase on taxes. If not approved, services would likely be reduced. A list of candidates for small-town city councils follows: Butte Falls — No candidate filed for the two-year mayor’s term. Of three council positions open, incumbent Diane Holm will seek re-election and Active Club member Mildred Arnold will seek one council position. Eagle Point — Council member Leon Sherman will seek the position of mayor while councilman Earl Wood will seek re-election. Mel Whetstine and Terry Christiansen will seek two other open seats. Mayor Jim Goan is not seeking re-election. Jacksonville — Current council members Bill Leep, Doris Crofoot and Dean Paddison will seek re-election and are unchallenged. Phoenix — Mayor Larry Parducci will seek re-election as well as council members Dean Martin and Otto Caster. Budget committee member and retired banker Carlos Debritto will run to replace Diana Rasmussen, who decided not to run again. All are unchallenged. Talent — Former councilwoman Jodi Riker-Yap will challenge incumbent Mayor Marian Telerski for the four-year term, while four council positions will be sought by existing council members: Bob Wilson, Darby Stricker, Lisa Shapiro and Donald Steyskal. Shady Cove — Incumbent Tom Anderson will run unchallenged as he seeks his fourth term as mayor. Two open City Council positions will be sought by incumbent Fred Wendt Sr. and Citizens Advisory and Planning Commission member William Kyle. Gold Hill — Voters will be asked to reappoint Mayor Scott Eilefson and councilwoman Donna Silva to the City Council. Three council seats are up for re-election, but incumbents Gus Wolf and Mike Hicks did not file. Rogue River — Mayor Phil Peeters and council members Joanne Mead, Don Collins and John Bond seek re-election. Printer Friendly Version Email Story to a Friend Subscribe Archive: Click to Search Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright 1997-2002 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy webmaster feedback A D V E R T I S E R S