Benton County made its case to voters to create a taxing district specifically to cover 911 emergency dispatch services.  And voters overwhelmingly approved Measure 20-303 last night, with 61 percent saying “yes”.

The district will include most of Benton County, including Corvallis.  With 911 calls more than doubling in the area for the past thirty years, the number of staff able to handle those calls… READ MORE