Vote No on Happy Valley’s $50M rec-center Measure 3-626

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon
OregonWatchdog.com

Taxpayers Association of Oregon urges No on Measure 3-626

VOTE NO ON HAPPY VALLEY’S $50 MILLION RECREATION CENTER

Happy Valley wants you to pay for a $50 million community center. It’s a terrible deal for taxpayers.

A recreation center with a pool and gym is a luxury, not essential like police or roads.

In this economy, we cannot afford luxuries.

Forcing every property owner to pay decades of debt for a non-essential project is wrong.

The city has already saved over $20 million for this project, proving they have other options. They should use private partnerships and user fees, not a mandatory property tax.

Even worse, this creates a huge hidden cost. The $50 million bond only pays to build it. It provides ZERO money to run it—no staff, no utilities, no maintenance.

This is a classic government scam: get taxpayers to pay for the shiny new building, then come back later demanding more taxes to operate it.

This new tax will cost the owner of an average home $184 every year for decades. With families facing rising costs everywhere, this is the wrong priority.

Tell the city to focus on essential services. VOTE NO on Measure 3-626.

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