Union County Posts Ballot Title Notice for Five-Year Invasive Noxious Weeds Levy

Union County posted a public notice on January 28, 2026, that a ballot title filed by the Union County Vector Control District was received by the County Clerk on January 21, 2026. The posting identifies the filing caption as "FIVE‑YEAR LOCAL OPTION LEVY FOR CONTROL OF INVASIVE NOXIOUS WEEDS" and states that "The petition meets the procedural Constitutional requirements." A full copy of the ballot title is available at the County Clerk’s Office.

The filing, attributed to Union County Clerk Robin A. Church, initiates a process that could place a local option levy before county voters. Local option levies typically affect property tax bills and fund specific services at the county level; residents should note the caption’s explicit purpose of invasive noxious weed control. The Union County Vector Control District is named as the filer, but the posted extract does not include levy rate, estimated revenue, or a ballot question text; those details must be obtained from the County Clerk to understand the levy’s scope and fiscal impact.

The county website contains additional notice text that appears to conflict with the January 2026 posting. One county notice displays the caption "Four‑year Local Option Operating Levy" and carries a petition-for-review deadline reading "An elector may file petition for review of the ballot title in the Union County Circuit Court no later than 5:00 pm February 29, 2020." Those lines are present in the county notice copy but predate the 2026 filing and cannot apply to a ballot title filed on January 21, 2026. Because the dates and captions conflict, residents and interested parties should obtain the current ballot title and confirm the correct deadline for filing a petition to review the title with the Union County Clerk or the Union County Circuit Court.

Practical next steps for residents include reviewing the full ballot title at the County Clerk’s Office and monitoring whether petitioners initiate court review. The County Clerk is listed as Robin A. Church; county administrative contacts include the Union County commissioners Paul Anderes, Matt Scarfo, and Jake Seavert, and the county administrative address at 1106 K Avenue, La Grande, OR 97850 with phone 541-963-1001 and fax 541-963-1079. A copy of the posted notice makes clear that a full ballot title "may be obtained at the County Clerk’s Office."

What this means for Union County voters is straightforward: a proposed funding mechanism for invasive weed control has entered the formal ballot-title stage, but key details remain to be seen. Obtain the full text at the County Clerk’s Office, confirm the official petition-for-review deadline, and watch for any filings in Union County Circuit Court or announcements from the Union County Vector Control District about how the levy would be implemented if approved.