Douglas County Public Hospital District No. 2 Proposition No. 1 — Special 1 Year Excess Maintenance and Operations Levy

What it does

SPECIAL 1 YEAR EXCESS MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS LEVY The Douglas County Hospital District #2 (ambulance services) Board of Commissioners adopted Resolution No. 91 on 28 July 2026, containing a proposition to finance maintenance and operations. This proposition would authorize the District to levy excess taxes upon all taxable property with the District in the sum of $80,000, requiring collection of approximately $0.36 per thousand of assessed valuation in 2027. Should this proposition be approved?

A YES vote means

Douglas County Hospital District No. 2 (ambulance services) would levy $80,000 in property taxes (about $0.36 per $1,000 of assessed value) in 2027 for maintenance and operations.

A NO vote means

The District would not levy this $80,000 tax in 2027.

Needed to pass

A 60% supermajority: at least 60 out of every 100 YES and NO votes must be YES, so a measure can get a majority and still fail.

Left–right lean

Not a left–right issue: a procedural or local question that liberals and conservatives don't typically split on (AI read of the official ballot summary).

The YES and NO lines are SpectrumVote's plain-language reading of the official text above; the official text is what you vote on.

Official text: source

Only on your ballot if you live in the Douglas County Public Hospital District No. 2.

Background

The Douglas County Hospital District #2 Board of Commissioners adopted Resolution No. 91 on July 28, 2026, placing this one-year excess maintenance and operations levy on the ballot, according to the county's local voters' pamphlet.

The pamphlet's explanatory statement says the district provides a clinic for Waterville residents, contracted with Wenatchee Valley Medical Center, and its own ambulance service. It says the levy would raise $80,000, about $0.36 per $1,000 of assessed value, in 2027.

The pamphlet says no one came forward to write statements for or against this measure.

Put on the ballot by Douglas County Hospital District #2 Board of Commissioners, July 28, 2026 (Resolution No. 91).

From official source 1, official source 2.

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on Douglas County Public Hospital District No. 2 Proposition No. 1 mean?

Douglas County Hospital District No. 2 (ambulance services) would levy $80,000 in property taxes (about $0.36 per $1,000 of assessed value) in 2027 for maintenance and operations.

What does a NO vote on Douglas County Public Hospital District No. 2 Proposition No. 1 mean?

The District would not levy this $80,000 tax in 2027.

How many votes does Douglas County Public Hospital District No. 2 Proposition No. 1 need to pass?

A 60% supermajority: at least 60 out of every 100 YES and NO votes must be YES, so a measure can get a majority and still fail.

Should I vote yes or no on Douglas County Public Hospital District No. 2 Proposition No. 1?

SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Read what a YES and a NO vote each do, and the official text, then decide based on what you want to happen.

When is the vote?

The general election was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Counts are unofficial until each state certifies its results over the following weeks; your state or county election office has the official results.