Portland-area voters mostly said yes to levies and bond measures meant to support parks, libraries, public safety and schools Tuesday night.

In Portland, voters agreed to hike the city’s current parks levy by 75% to maintain existing parks and recreation services. City officials had said the Parks Bureau would have to slash operations by up to 50% if the levy failed.

In Washington County, voters approved increases to property taxes funding public safety and libraries .

Elsewhere, two Portland-area schools bonds appeared headed for approval, while voters shot down another.

Voters in the Lake Oswego School District approved a construction bond that will preserve a tax of 90 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value to replace two aging elementary buildings.

Voters in the Wes

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