Preliminary election-night results indicate that voters in Oregon’s Washington County have approved two major levies: one to support the county library system and another to fund public-safety services.

The measures both replace expiring five-year levies and are set to run from July 2026 through June 2031.

The library levy will replace approximately 45 per cent of funding for the Washington County Cooperative Library Services (WCCLS) and is set at 37 cents per $1,000 of assessed value.

County officials emphasised that rising demand and operating costs made the increase necessary to maintain service levels.

The public-safety levy, replacing a levy that funds roughly 16 per cent of justice-system operations, is proposed at 66 cents per $1,000 of assessed value.

The measure is expected to generate about US$330 million over five years and among other purposes will support jail services, mental-health response teams, domestic-violence victim programmes and expanded staffing for the sheriff’s and district attorney’s offices.

Local leaders described the approval as a reaffirmation of community investment in both knowledge infrastructure and public-safety readiness.

While supporters noted the cost to taxpayers will rise, they argued the levies protect essential services and allow the county to manage the pressures of population growth and service-demand increases.

The formal certification of results is pending.

The decision positions Washington County to maintain and upgrade library and public-safety systems into the next decade, supporting broader county-wide goals around community resilience and service stability.