PORT ANGELES — Voters are rejecting two measures for Clallam County Fire District 2.
In initial returns Tuesday night, a levy lid lift for fire protection and emergency medical services was failing, 51.1 percent to 48.9 percent. There were 777 votes to reject the measure and 743 votes to approve it.
In addition, a 10-year levy for emergency medical services was failing because it needs a 60 percent supermajority to pass.
The EMS levy had 790 yes votes, or 51.9 percent, to 733 no votes, or 48.1 percent.
The levy lid lift, which needs a simple majority to pass, aims to increase the levy from 96 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value to $1.50 per $1,000, a 54-cent increase. That would increase costs for a homeowner by $162 a year for a home valued at $300,000.
The levy brings in just more than $2 million for the fire district annually.
Under state law, the fire district’s levy can only increase by 1 percent each year; greater increases require voter approval.
The EMS levy would implement a rate of 50 cents per $1,000 of assessed value. It would cost a homeowner $150 a year for a home valued at $300,000.