Josephine County voters to decide animal shelter levy in May

Josephine County voters to decide animal shelter levy in May

Voters in Josephine County will decide in the May 19 primary election whether to approve a new tax levy to fund animal shelter operations and animal control services, two years after rejecting a separate measure tied to a facility renovation.The proposed levy would raise the current rate from 11 cents to 16 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value. For an average home, that would cost less than $40 per year.The existing levy, first approved i…