Wild Wings Service Area Special Tax, Measure O, March 2009
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A Wild Wings Service Area parcel tax, Measure O ballot proposition was on the March 10, 2009 ballot in Yolo County, California, for voters in the Wild Wings Service Area. With 77.4% turnout, voters approved the measure 75.9% to 24.1%.[1]
The election was held as a mail-in ballot only election. A 2/3rds vote in favor was required for passage.
Measure O imposes a parcel tax of:
- $900/parcel for one year.
- $1,700/parcel thereafter, subject to cost-of-living increases not to exceed 4% annually.
Measure O authorizes the Wild Wings County Service Area to buy the 90-acre Wild Wings Golf Course, and all improvements, inventory, furniture, fixtures, and equipment associated with the Golf Course, and to levy a parcel tax on residents to pay for that acquisition.
The ballot question was, "To acquire, maintain, operate, and improve the Wild Wings Golf Course, shall the Wild Wings County Service Area levy a special tax not to exceed (a) $900.00 on each residential parcel from the certification of this election and CSA acquisition of the golf course, whichever is later through June 30, 2009; and (b) $1,700.00 annually on each residential parcel, effective July 1, 2009, subject to cost of living adjustments not to exceed four percent annually thereafter?"
Arguments in support
The area residents who wrote the ballot argument in favor of Measure O said:
- "One often experiences a sense of relief upon returning home to Wild Wings. Making that final turn off a busy highway into a serene setting of ponds, green fairways and tree lined streetscapes. It would be a shame if, on the other hand, our view was of dead weeds, a littered parking lot, deteriorating club house and more for-sale signs. Join your neighbors in taking control."
Arguments against
The area residents who wrote the ballot argument against Measure O said:
- "It forces us to subsidize a golf course that has lost money since it opened...As neighbors, we want to live in a congenial community that draws others to want to live here, increasing property values. Measure O limits us to just one option; a golf course. Let’s defeat Measure O and together as neighbors, consider all options with transparency and civility to create the best solution for our community."
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