选民批准将波特兰的房产税增加1.5亿美元。 Voters approved a $150m property tax increase in Portland.

包括波特兰在内的默特诺玛县的选民批准增加财产税（第 26-243 号法案），以发行 1.5 亿美元的债券来改善哥伦比亚河沿岸老化的防洪系统。 Voters in Multnomah County, including Portland, approved a property tax increase (Measure 26-243) for a $150m bond to improve the aging flood protection system along the Columbia River. 该措施获得了 65% 的选票，并将使业主每年每 1000 美元的评估房产税增加约 11 美分。 The measure received 65% of the vote and will cost property owners around 11 cents per $1000 of assessed property annually. 这些资金将用于修复和提高堤坝高度、升级泵站以及投资自然洪泛区修复。 The funds will be used to repair and raise levee heights, upgrade pump stations and invest in natural floodplain restoration. 税收更新还将释放额外的1亿美元联邦资金。 The tax renewal will also unlock an additional $100m in federal funding.