California Voters Approve Higher Property Taxes
REAL ESTATE LEGISLATION
September 4th, 2009
With all the complaining about being taxed to death, August elections saw voters approve property tax hikes in several California locales. The California Taxpayers’ Association reported tax measures in four different counties all passed despite the fact a 2/3rds majority “yes” vote is required for passage.
Here are the results:
- Residents of Pleasant Hill in Contra Costa County approved a $28 million bond primarily for a community center and senior center. Measure E won with 75.7% of the vote.
- Homestead Valley in Marin County narrowly passed a $125/parcel tax for community center improvements. 46% of registered voters turned out with 531 for and 254 against. Had 10 voters voted no, the measure would have failed.
- In Placer County, Rocklin approved a 10-year extension of a parcel tax earmarked for parks. It passed with a whopping 82.7% of the vote in a vote-by-mail election that saw a 45% turnout. The tax amounts to $10 for mobile homes, $20 for apartments and condos and $30 for single-family homes.
- Carmel Valley in Monterey County gave the nod to a $7.50/service unit tax increase or roughly $75/dwelling to support the Carmel Valley Fire District. Again, 85.5% of the voters approved the measure where 34% of voters participated in the vote-by-mail election.
I doubt the conservative majority here in Shasta County would approve tax hikes like those passed in these more liberal counties. Based on comments I’ve read at Redding.com, few think our tax dollars are being spent wisely or efficiently. Locally, school bond measures barely squeak through if we’re lucky!
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BRAD GARBUTT
REALTOR/BROKER ASSOCIATE
REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS GMAC
CORNER OF COURT AND PLACER IN REDDING
QUARTER CENTURY LOCAL REAL ESTATE EXPERIENCE
Oddly, Placer County is far from liberal. The city of Rocklin is even more heavily Republican than Redding.
Odd that conservatives would vote in higher taxes. My goof! They must like their parks!!
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