Sweet Home voters narrowly approved an extension and increase for the Sweet Home Police Department’s local option levy and denied an extension and increase for Sweet Home Public Library’s local option levy.
The police levy was approved 1,091 votes to 1,069. The library levy was defeated 1,195 votes to 957.
Both city departments are operated entirely through local option levies on a four-year cycle expiring on June 30. The extension approved for the police department…