Dallas Police Building Levy
The City of Dallas, Oregon is asking its citizens to support the building of a Police station in the heart of downtown. A 30 year bond will pay for the building, resulting in a property tax increase of $0.52 per $1,000 of assessed home value.
– Topics –
Support
- Topics of general social media support*
- Lack of a current proper Police building and space
- Planning for future growth and needs of the city
- Willingness to invest through increased taxes
Opposition
- No known formal groups
- Topics of general social media complaints*
- Wanting no tax increases at all
- Process concerns:
- Rushed process or lacking information
- Concerned other alternatives were not explored
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*personal observations, purely anecdotal and not at all comprehensive
Additional information
- City information page
- Police Station Bond
- Note – the city cannot promote the measure, so information presented is fact based only
- Police Station Bond
- Polk Itemizer-Observer article
- Statesman Journal article
- The Dallas Signal posts
- Police Station Update – Dec. 9, 2024 City Council Prep
- Police Station Update – Dec. 9, 2024 City Council Wrap Up
- Resolution No. 3542 – Calling a Measure for the Police Building – Feb. 3, 2025 City Council Prep
- Resolution No. 3542 – Calling a Measure for the Police Building – Feb. 3, 2025 City Council Wrap Up
May 2025 Election Schedule
- April 4th: Military/oversea ballots mailed
- April 21st: Out of state ballots mailed
- April 29th: Voter registration deadline for new and canceled voters
- May 1: Ballots mailed to voters (drop-sites open)
- May 20: Election Day!
- June 16: Final election results certified
Polk County Clerk’s Office website
Election Results
Shall City of Dallas issue $17,200,000 principal amount of general obligation bonds for police facilities?
- Yes – 2,380
- No – 2,898
- Total votes cast – 5,278
- Undervotes – 47
- Contest Totals – 5,325
Results as of May 28, 2025
What is an undervote? An undervote occurs when the number of choices selected by a voter in an election is less than the maximum number allowed for that election. (Ballotpedia.org) For example, a voter that is permitted to cast one vote for a measure or candidate and chooses not to vote for that item at all.
