From: Tim Heider, Clackamas County Public Affairs Coordinator, 503-742-5911

02-23-2011

                                           Media Advisory

Clackamas County Clerk certifies signatures for Sellwood Bridge referendum

The Clackamas County Clerk has certified a referendum to place a vote on a recently-enacted Vehicle Registration Fee to a public referendum. Clerk Sherry Hall signed the certification Tuesday, Feb. 22 verifying 6,394 signatures. The petitioners needed 6,252 to get the measure to the ballot.

The Board of County Commissioners approved $5 Vehicle Registration Fee last December to take effect in 2012 and projected to raise $22 million that Clackamas County has committed to the project.

The measure will be included on the May 17 ballot.

For more information please contact County Clerk Sherry Hall at 503-722-6086.