SPRINGFIELD, Ore. – Springfield's Fire levy overwhelmingly passed with 67% of voters supporting the levy; but South Lane Fire and Lane Fire Authority did not get the same support from their tax payers with their levies not passing.

“The Springfield levy, a levy that's been continuously passed for over 20 years now,” Brett Deedon, Local 851 Lane Professional Firefighters President, said. “That's going to go towards continuing to maintain those resources in Springfield and I appreciate their support for those resources. You know, it's a little bit disappointing to see the numbers that come out of South Lane and Lane Fire Authority.”

Even though the Lane Fire Authority and South Lane Fire levies did not pass, the loss margin was small.

Lane Fire Authority's levy had a difference of around

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