A political action committee set up by stakeholders eager to pass a five-year Portland parks levy on the November ballot has already raked in $53,580 from unions, current and former elected officials and the city’s chamber of commerce.

Referred to the fall ballot by the Portland City Council after months of brokering between the Portland Metro Chamber and elected officials, the levy—which would impose a $1.40 tax per $1,000 of assessed property value, nearly a doubling of the 80 cent current levy—has broad support among unions, elected officials and business groups.

The current parks levy, which levies an 80 cent tax per $1,000 assessed property value, expires next year. Should the measure fail at the ballot box, parks officials have warned, the consequences would be dire. Without a new

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