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City of Marina Transient Occupancy Tax, Measure E (November 2014)
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A City of Marina Transient Occupancy Tax, Measure E ballot question was on the November 4, 2014 election ballot for voters in the city of Marina in Monterey County, California. It was approved.
Upon approval, Measure E made a temporary increase in the existing transient occupancy tax rate from 10 percent to 12 percent a permanent increase. Revenues from the increase were designated to continue to preserve funds for general city services such as police, fire, street repair, park maintenance and recreation programs.[1]
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 2,903 | 73.31% | ||
| No | 1,057 | 26.69% | ||
Election results via: Monterey County Elections Office
Text of measure
Ballot question
The question on the ballot appeared as:[1]
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Shall the City of Marina’s Municipal Code be amended to eliminate the temporary increase in the existing transient occupancy tax rate from ten percent (10%) to twelve percent (12%) and to make permanent the increase from ten percent (10%) to twelve percent (12%) to continue preserving funds for general City services such as police, fire, street repair, park maintenance, and recreation and community programs? [2] |
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Support
In general, supporters of higher hotel taxes argued that this type of tax is good because it requires visitors to the city to contribute some revenue to cover the city services they used while staying, such as public safety, parks and road and infrastructure maintenance. They also argued that the tax is a great way to create additional revenue for the city without increasing taxes for residents, since the tax is mainly paid by tourists and visitors.
Opposition
In general, opponents of increased hotel taxes were concerned the tax could hurt the tourism industry by making hotels outside the city cheaper and giving them a competitive advantage over hotels inside the city limits.
See also
- City tax on the ballot
- Local hotel tax on the ballot
- Monterey County, California ballot measures
- November 4, 2014 ballot measures in California
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Monterey County Elections, "Local Measures to be Submitted to the Voters," accessed October 20, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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