In a vote-by-mail election
that concluded June 22, Alameda voters appear to have narrowly rejected a parcel
tax sponsored by the Alameda Unified School District.
Election officials did not report how many ballots have yet to be counted,
but indicated they will issue the official result this week. In all, 22,029 people voted, or just over half of the
registered voters.
The measure would have imposed an annual parcel tax of $650 for owners of
homes and condos, and 13 cents per square foot for commercial property, with a
cap of $9,500. The tax would have remained in place for eight years. (Source: The Oakland Tribune, June 24.)
Columbia Fire Protection District Parcel Tax Defeated. On
June 15, voters in the Columbia Fire Protection District in Tuolumne County
defeated a parcel tax.
The tax would have been $80 per single-family dwelling and $40 per mobile home.
Residents of the district have been paying a parcel tax of half that size for
12 years, and that tax will expire June 30.
The election was conducted on a mail-in ballot basis. Ballots were sent to
voters May 1, and had to be returned by June 15.
Cal-TaxReports, June 28, 2010
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