Calling it a tax increase is somewhat misleading. County services were primarily funded by the federal government charging fees to timber harvesters. This money

Calling it a tax increase is somewhat misleading. County services were primarily funded by the federal government charging fees to timber harvesters. This money was redirected by Congress, so the county needed to find another revenue source to keep services going. On the net, yes, it's a tax increase, but it's really only looking to keep the share of tax money going to libraries constant. https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/03/douglas_county_libraries_to_cl.html https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/03/dougla... https://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2014/12/federal_payments_to_timber_cou.html#incart_river https://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2014/12/federal_p... This newsletter also suggests that library funding was being regularly cut prior to the loss of federal money. https://commons.pacificu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1856&context=olaq https://commons.pacificu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=htt...