No on Canby’s Measure 3-636. Tax hike to fund 10% fewer students?

Taxpayers Association recommends No on Canby’s Measure 3-636
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon
OregonWatchdog.com

Canby’s property tax increase  (Measure #3-636) for schools that is too high.

At $1.50/$1,000 this is one of the larger local property taxes increases.

Yet, student enrollment recently dropped 10%.

If enrollment is dropping shouldn’t the cost go down?

Why do we have to pay higher taxes for fewer students?

Here is why this matters: Clackamas County and the Metro area are among the worst affordable housing markets in America (Axios 1/28/26). People cannot afford to live here.

One reason that families with children are leaving the district (-10%), is because home prices are too expensive. Raising property taxes makes homes unaffordable. If we raise property taxes every time people leave, we will be in a doom loop.

The official explanation to support this measure says this will help reduce class size. But wait? Is not the class size shrinking already by 10%?

We recognize the need for tax increases, but do they always have to be so high? The Canby School District should come back with a more modest request that we can all afford.

Taxpayers Association recommends No on Canby’s Measure 3-636