HAILEY, Idaho — The Blaine County Recreation District is asking voters to approve a permanent levy on Election Day that would update a budget that hasn’t been changed in over 50 years, as the county's population has nearly tripled during that time.

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Mark Davidson, executive director of the Blaine County Recreation District, said the district serves a much larger community than when it was established.

"We were 8,800 people in 1976. We're now over 25,000 people, and in that time, demand for recreational resources has expanded," Davidson said.

Since 1976, the recreation district's budget has relied on three funding sources: recr

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