In the May 12, 2018, issue of the Register-Guard, Eugene resident Ed Murphy writes in a letter:
We know there will be a continuous rotating roster of essential city services we will be asked to fund by increasing our own taxes. On the May 15 ballot, the city of Eugene wants to make a case for needing $55.25 million more for parks. I thought we were already funding essential services like that with our current taxes and stormwater fees. …