Article: 2 county measures add up to several possible outcomes.(Ballot Measures)(Yea or nay, commissioners will still have the power to impose an income tax)

Article: Income tax would prevent wider cuts.(Ballot ...
The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR);  May 2, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... officials to promote an income tax for public safety and yet use some of ... Voters rejected an income tax for public safety in November, dealing ... money raised by the income tax would go only to public safety, as the proposal states ...

Article: November vote OK'd on county income ...
The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR);  July 11, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Monday to put an income tax for public safety on the November ... have a countywide income tax," County Administrator ... straight county public safety measures since ... commissioners will set the public safety income tax rate at 1.4 percent ...

Article: Public safety costs money. WHO PAYS FOR ...
The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR);  August 13, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... s first-ever income tax for public safety in November, much ... settle the fate of the income tax - and the future of public safety in Lane County ... authorize a 1.4 percent income tax for a county public-safety system officials ...

Article: Lane County, Ore., businesses back proposed income ...
Register Guard (Eugene, OR);  October 12, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... promote a countywide income tax for public safety. Supporters of the proposed income tax have raised $100,000 ... compelling argument that public safety is underfunded, he said ... largely avoid paying the income tax, but that's subject ...

Article: Majority in poll support tax.(Crime)(A county income ...
The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR);  June 20, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... a first-ever county income tax for public safety, and their support increases ... backing a 1.5 percent income tax for public safety, according to the poll ... leading proponent of the public safety income tax. "It was certainly better ...

Article: Income tax for Lane County public ...
The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR);  January 5, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... hearing on creating a county income tax ended a day that began with ... join with officials in fixing public safety services and other problems ... or so speakers supported an income tax for public safety, and their ranks included a ...

Article: County moves tax vote to fall.(Government)(Measure regarding ...
The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR);  January 12, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... review of a county income tax in February ... initially adopted the public-safety effort last November ... people tied to public safety in Lane County ... that with the income tax, there would ... would be tied to public safety and that voters ...