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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1968
Page
2
A reader urged the idea of a pool as high school students petitioned. Harlan Kester and Erickson presented city comparisons, but the council did not endorse building a pool. The piece stresses that evaluating such projects is a legitimate city function for orderly growth.
The Town reports Powers residents planning trips to Seattle and Alaska and finds on family gatherings. The Theda Rho Girls install new officers for 1966 with Evelyn Kalb as president and Kathy Stallard as leader. Senior Citizens map a 60 cent dues drive and new meeting nights. Rally squad wins third place at Lewis and Clark College.
Letter to the editor argues for prioritizing a new school building over a swimming pool in Myrtle Point. Cites local finances from the Oregon Liquor Control Commission report showing 1966 sales and urges residents to fund education first. Includes community figures from Coos Bay and Powers.
Local residents hosted relatives from Walla Walla Milton Freewater and Nashville while Oregon voters consider Ballot Measure No 7 to limit local property taxes to 11/2 percent of market value. The measure would cap local levies while exempting debt repayments and faces a potential revenue impact on districts.
Tex experts warn the 6 percent cap limits the total levy while a 1 1/2 percent limit ties to district market value. under current data taxes would rise slower with the latter. The amendment shifts revenue allocation to the legislature and allows one annual election to exceed the limit, risking a $100 million statewide revenue loss.
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