Local Option Levy

About the Local Option Levy (Measure No. 34-337)

The THPRD Board of Directors voted unanimously to place a local option levy before district voters at the May 21, 2024, election. The board followed the recommendation coming from the district’s Levy Task Force, which analyzed the district’s operational needs and determined a local option levy was needed to maintain THPRD service levels.

Resolution 2024-02, which the board passed, directs staff to place a local option levy before the voters to fund district operations at $0.50 per $1,000 in assessed value for five-years.

• Click here to watch the THPRD's Local Option Levy presentation.

If passed, what would the levy do?

The levy would fund the development of a new registration system and maintain district operations, including:

• Maintain park and recreation service levels
• Maintain operating hours and programs
• Keep parks cleaned and serviced weekly
• Retain 50 full-time and 250 part-time maintenance staff and programming instructors

If approved, the local option levy would increase taxes on the average home in the district by about $12.68 per month or $152.12 per year. The funding would go to maintain district operations and fill a projected $16 million dollar shortfall in the district’s annual operating budget.

Election Dates and Information

• May 1, 2024 – Washington County Elections Division mails ballots to all registered voters. (20 days before election; ORS 254.470)
• May 21, 2024 – Election Day. Washington County Elections Division will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Drop boxes will close at 8:00 p.m. We will post unofficial results after the 8:00 p.m. deadline. (ORS 254.470)
• Primary Election Voters' Pamplet

In the News

• Oregon Live: Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District, facing shortfall, will ask voters to fund operations

Videos to learn more:

• Local Option Levy Public Information Update (Board of Director Meeting, February 2024)
• THPRD Board of Directors Approves Sending Local Option Levy to Voters (Board of Director Meeting, January 2024)
• Levy Task Force Recommendation to the Board, (Board of Director Meeting, December 2023)
• Resolution Appointing Levy Task Force Members, (Board of Director Meeting, September 2023)
• District Budget Priority Update: Levy Task Force Planning (Board of Director Meeting, August 2023)
• Sustaining Operating and Financial Models, (Board of Director Meeting, April 2023).
• Sustaining Operating and Financial Models, (Board of Director Meeting, March 2023)

Frequently Asked Questions [Video]

• Is this a new levy?
• What will the levy fund?
• How will taxes be affected?
• What happens if the levy fails?
• What is the levy term length?
• How do I vote?
• How do I know if I can vote? Does this levy apply to me?

Questions?

Email communications@thprd.org