温哥华选民决定每年征收6M元的警察税, 以雇用13名警员, Vancouver voters to decide on $6M annual police levy to hire 13 officers amid rising crime and staffing shortages.

在华盛顿温哥华举行的特别选举中,选民将决定增加财产税每1 000美元0.15美元,以资助征收警察服务税,目的是在呼救量增加和警察与居民比率低的情况下雇用13名新警官。 Vancouver, Washington, voters will decide in a special election on a $0.15 per $1,000 property tax increase to fund a police services levy, aiming to hire 13 new officers amid rising call volumes and a low officer-to-resident ratio. 拟议每年征收600万美元,作为更广泛的公共安全战略的一部分,将处理较长的响应时间和每年3 000多起未调查案件。 The proposed $6 million annual levy, part of a broader public safety strategy, would address longer response times and over 3,000 uninvestigated cases yearly. 该措施称为Prop 5, 其规模小于以往的失败努力,包括未来可能从国家赠款和销售税获得的资金。 The measure, known as Prop 5, is smaller than a previous failed effort and includes potential future funding from state grants and a sales tax. 如获批准,这项税费为500 000美元,房主每年约75美元。 If approved, the tax would cost a $500,000 homeowner about $75 annually.