Gee I recall how on at least two occasions when tax payers stood before the Eugene City Council and flat out rejected proposed tax schemes yet the City of Eugene went ahead and place those on a ballot only later to be defeated. So what is the real problem with placing a rural measure on the ballot by Lane County, other then the cost of the measure in ballot  print form. Seems governments in Lane County have some strange type of issues when it comes to making available an actual vote of the people.