Fremont Unified School District parcel tax, Measure K (November 2010)
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November 2, 2010 ballot for voters in the Fremont Unified School District in Alameda County, where it was approved.[1]
- Yes: 25,280 (69.45%)
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- No: 11,118 (30.55%)
- {Results from the Alameda County current election results website, as of November 7, 2010. Vote totals may increase if additional absentee ballots are counted and added to the total.)
The tax will be $53 per parcel, per year, for five years. There are 53,871 parcels in the school district. School officials believe that the tax will generate close to $13 million over the five years it would be in effect.[2]
The school board paid a political consulting firm, Godbe Research, over $105,000 to perform polls and feasibility studies to learn whether voters in the district are likely to approve the tax. Based on the results of the latest polls, Bryan Godbe said, "We think there is potential support for November, and we recommend moving forward."[1]
The board also voted, unanimously, to spend about $320,000 on the administrative costs of holding the parcel tax election.[1]
A 2/3rds supermajority vote was required for Measure K to pass.[3]
Support
The editorial board of the Oakland Tribune is in favor of a "yes" vote.[4]
Text of measure
The question on the ballot:
| To provide Fremont schools stable funding for quality local education and programs that cannot be taken away by the state, including:
Maintaining math, science, reading and writing programs; |
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Oakland Tribune, "Fremont Unified to place parcel tax on November ballot", July 23, 2010
- ↑ Mercury News, "School trustees authorize November parcel tax", July 29, 2010
- ↑ Inside Bay Area, "Might Fremont voters back school parcel tax?", October 23, 2010
- ↑ Oakland Tribune, "Oakland Tribune editorial: Recommendations on school parcel taxes", September 23, 2010
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