Facing growing deficit, CAHOOTS asks city for slice of new payroll tax
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Anti-police graffiti found on homes of Eugene City Council members
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) City officials say the homes of three Eugene city councilors were defaced with anti-police graffiti that called for defunding the police.
The Register-Guard reports Eugene Mayor Lucy Vinis condemned the actions, which police said happened Sunday night or early Monday.
During the city’s virtual council meeting Monday, Vinis called it “cowardly and counterproductive.”
Police are investigating, and city spokesperson Laura Hammond said the graffiti was being cleaned off.
Eugene police spokeswoman Melinda McLaughlin said the city is not releasing the names of the city council members whose houses were defaced in order to protect their identities, and did not say if there are any suspects.
City weighs how to spend new safety payroll tax funds
After the murder of George Floyd, the city heard from residents who wanted the money spent in other ways.
Posted: May 11, 2021 11:53 AM
Updated: May 11, 2021 1:36 PM
Posted By: Jacob Roberts
EUGENE, Ore. – It’s been four months since the City of Eugene implemented a payroll tax to help fund community safety programs, but it’s still unclear how exactly that money will be divided up.
The Community Safety Payroll Tax was approved by the Eugene City Council in 2019 and taxes employers, employees and the self-employed to help fund public safety. It’s expected to generate $23.6 million in additional revenue for the city each year.
Around 2,200 people responded to three versions of a city of Eugene survey about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
The city conducted three versions of the survey, spokeswoman Laura Hammond told city councilors during a Wednesday work session:
A survey conducted by Kansas-based ETC Institute of 603 residents via mail with an option to take it online. This survey was reflective of the community.
An online survey through Engage Eugene in English, which 1,513 people took. Respondents were more likely to be female and white and to make $60,000 or more a year, but there was an even age distribution.
A Spanish version of the Engage Eugene survey, which drew 118 respondents. Respondents were more likely to be female, between the ages of 35 and 44 and make less than $60,000 a year.
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