Put your seatbelts on. The property tax bills are coming. Welches, Brightwood, Government Camp and Rhododendron and all Oregon Trail School District property owners are putting funds towards the long overdue high school which has been sorely needed for over fifteen years. Before your head hits the floor and the smelling salts are out you may want to read this Clackamas County Press Release for an explanation of why the taxes are going up substantially.

It's too bad by delaying the inevitable need for so many years the costs have increased substantially for the new high school project.

Read about the bond funds for the school district.