WARRENTON — Voters will see three local measures on the November ballot: a wastewater treatment bond, a permanent psilocybin moratorium and a deed transfer for the former Hammond Library building.

If approved, Measure 4-227 would collect up to $12.5 million to finance a portion of the planned costs for improvements to the city’s wastewater treatment plant. The proposed rate of $0.88 per $1,000 of assessed property value — a $0.24 increase from the current rate — would begin in 2027.

City leaders have expressed a sense of urgency in upgrading the wastewater treatment plant, stressing that the bond is necessary to begin the project as scheduled in 2026. Since as early as 2018, the city has faced capacity concerns at the plant. Although the existing bond is meant to fund the facility for another two years, it’s already seen strains due to the city’s growing population.

Money collected from the bond, which represents about a third of projected costs for the projects, would go toward expanding capacity, replacing aging equipment, improving seismic resiliency, funding capitalized interest and paying bond insurance costs.

Measure 4-228 would prohibit psilocybin-related businesses in Warrenton. Psilocybin, sometimes referred to as “magic mushrooms,” is a Schedule I controlled substance on the federal level. However, it has been used for spiritual and ceremonial purposes for centuries, and research suggests it may help address depression, anxiety, trauma and addiction.

In November 2020, Oregon voters approved a first-of-its-kind law that authorized the Oregon Health Authority to license and regulate the manufacturing, testing and distribution of the substance. Two years later, some local jurisdictions, including Warrenton, passed a temporary moratorium on psilocybin-related businesses. If approved, the measure on the upcoming ballot would prohibit those businesses permanently.

Voters in Seaside will also consider a ban on psilocybin-related businesses through Measure 4-233.

Measure 4-229 would authorize Warrenton to deed the old Hammond Library building to Veterans of Foreign Wars Fort Stevens Post 10580. The city has been leasing the building to the organization but wishes to transfer ownership. The deed transfer includes a reversionary clause in the event the Veterans of Foreign Wars ceases to operate as a site in Warrenton.