Voters in and around Woodburn were asked to update charters, increase taxes and renew bonds in the two 2025 elections.
Hubbard voters were tasked with deciding on two tax increases — a new gas tax and an increase to the Hubbard Fire District levy — and Woodburn residents were asked whether, after more than four decades, the city’s charter was ready for an update.
Woodburn voters opted to make changes to the city charter in November. The updates were largely administrative, and included changing the title of city administrator to city manager, modernizing the document’s language to remove gender-specific language, shifting the city council president election to January and adding a contingency to waive monthly meeting requirements during emergencies…