VOTE 2024: Chemeketa hopes to renew tax measure for remodels at every campus

Chemeketa Community College’s leaders want room to double the number of paramedics the college trains, add construction training and make it easier for Woodburn students to transfer to a four-year university.

Those goals are behind the $140 million construction package paid for with property taxes that the college’s board is asking voters to sign off on Nov. 5.

The measure wouldn’t change property taxes but instead would extend collections set to expire in 2026 to…