Supporting Ballot Measure 21-222 for the renewal of

"Local Option Tax for Library Services"

This measure renews an expiring local tax option levy

and does not increase existing property tax rates. 

Before the formation of the Lincoln County Library District, people living in unincorporated areas of Lincoln County and Depoe Bay did not have access to a public library without paying for a library card. In 1991 the city libraries of Lincoln City, Newport, Siletz, Toledo and Waldport began contracting with the Library District to receive funds for providing fee-free library service to all residents of Lincoln County. In order to continue this service, voters in 2019 renewed a local option tax levy at 9¢ per $1000 assessed value which expires in 2024-25.  Approval of this measure will renew the levy for another five years and allow the fee free service to continue.

For more information on this ballot measure, please see Voter Information