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Simple steps to help ensure a safe and happy Halloween Halloween Safety
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s we march toward the end of October, the days are getting shorter, the nights a little colder, and the weather a little wetter. Welcome to fall in WKH JUHDW 3DFL¿F 1RUWKZHVW Throughout the month, kids of all ages have been thinking about, and planning for, Halloween. Many of us have already decided on costumes and are now working on those ¿QDO GHWDLOV WR PDNH WKLV WKH best Halloween-candy-haul ever! It’s easy to argue that we all need a break from the challenges of the last 18 months, and what could be better than spending the evening pretending to be someone (or someWKLQJ HOVH ¿OOLQJ +DOORZHHQ bags with candy, and reveling in the world of make-believe? While Halloween has the potential to offer a break from reality, it also provides an opportunity for real-life tragedy. Data collected from the NaWLRQDO +LJKZD\ 7UDI¿F 6DIHW\ Administration (NHTSA) from 1975 to 2016 show a pedestrian
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To prevent a tragedy like that from happening here, the Beaverton Police Department would like to remind Halloween drivers to be extra cautious. • Please slow down and be especially alert in residential neighborhoods; children are excited on Halloween and may move in unpredictable ways. • Take extra time to look for kids at intersections, on medians, and on curbs. Enter and exit driveways and alleys slowly and carefully. Minimize the number of GLVWUDFWLRQV ± HVSHFLDOO\
• They should cross the street at corners, using WUDI¿F VLJQDOV DQG FURVVwalks. Look left, right, and back to the left again when crossing and keep looking as you cross. • Put electronic devices down, keep heads up, and ZDON ± GRQ¶W UXQ ± DFURVV the street. • Try to make eye contact with drivers before crossing in front of them. • Always walk on sidewalks or paths. If there are no sidewalks, walk facing WUDI¿F DV FORVH WR WKH FXUE or road edge, as possible. • Watch for cars that are turning or backing up. • Never dart out into the street or cross between parked cars.
The choice of Halloween costume, and accessories, can also make a valuable difference. • 8VH UHÀHFWLYH WDSH RU stickers on your costume and candy bag. • Choose face paint and makeup, instead of masks, so as not to obstruct vision. • Carry glowsticks or ÀDVKOLJKWV WR KHOS VHH DQG be seen by drivers. • When selecting a costume, make sure it is the right VL]H DQG ¿W WR SUHYHQW WULSV and falls. 7UDI¿F VDIHW\ LV LPSRUWDQW to all of us at the Beaverton Police Department. We encourage you and your family to use these simple steps to help ensure a safe and happy Halloween.
For more safety tips, visit www.beavertonpolice.org
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Voters will see proposed TVF&R Bond Measure 34-308 on November Ballot Would property tax rates increase if voters pass the proposed bond measure?
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his November, voters will have the opportunity to vote on whether Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue can issue $122 million in proposed general obligation bonds for emergency services. If the proposed bond measure were to pass, TVF&R would use proceeds to: • Replace response vehicles as they reach the end of their useable life, LQFOXGLQJ ¿UH HQJLQHV trucks, and medical vehicles used throughout the District. • )XQG ¿UH VWDWLRQ SURMHFWV including seismic upgrades, security features, expansions, or living
Due to declining debt on existing bonds, the proposed measure would maintain the current rate of $0.1415 per $1,000 of assessed value unless assessed property values decline. For property assessed at $300,000, General Election about the average in TVF&R’s November 2, 2021 service area, the estimated cost of the proposed bonds would continue to be about $42.45 per center where responders year or $3.54 per month if the TXDUWHU PRGL¿FDWLRQV DW SUDFWLFH ¿UH VXSSUHVVLRQ measure passes. Assessed value 10 of 29 stations emergency medical care, is currently between 36-38% • Rebuild the King City technical rescue, hazard- lower than market value. ¿UH VWDWLRQ DW WKH H[LVWLQJ ous material response, location. The total tax rate for and other emergency • 5HORFDWH WKH $ORKD ¿UH TVF&R is currently $2.1167 skills. station to a more central per $1,000 of assessed value, • Purchase land for future location for local and which includes: ¿UH VWDWLRQV LQ DUHDV regional response. • $1.5252 Permanent Rate where growth is expect• Fund safety upgrades • $0.45 Local Option Levy ed to occur. for TVF&R’s training
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• $0.1415 General Obligation Bond What happens if proposed bond measure 34-308 does not pass? If the proposed bond measure does not pass, the proSRVHG VDIHW\ SURMHFWV ODQG and equipment purchases would not be completed, and the tax rate would decrease.
For more information or to schedule a presentation, call Cassandra Ulven at 503-649-8577. This information was reviewed by the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office for compliance with ORS 260.432. The assigned approval number SH21-065.
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