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Low voter turnout percentage kills emergency dispatch measure

A proposal to dramatically increase funding for the Deschutes County 911 Service District failed in Tuesday's election, but not because voters were against it.

The ballot measure - which would have increased the 911 tax levy revenue from about $1.2 million to a projected $3.5 million each year -....

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