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Black Mountain Zone of Increased Benefit parcel tax, Measure P (November 2012)
A Black Mountain Zone of Increased Benefit parcel tax, Measure P ballot question was on the November 6, 2012, ballot for voters in the Black Mountain Zone of Increased Benefit in Siskiyou County, where it was defeated.
Measure P would have levied a tax "on all parcels less than twenty acres in size located in the Black Mountain Fire and Emergency Response Zone of County Service Area No. 4, commencing Fiscal Year 2013/2014, at an initial amount of $30.00 per each improved parcel, with lower amounts for unimproved parcels and additional parcels beyond the first parcel, subject to the cost of living adjustment not to exceed four percent (4%) in any year."
A two-thirds (66.67%) vote was required for approval.
Election results
| Measure P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 280 | 52.14% | ||
| Yes | 257 | 47.86% | ||
- Final results from the Siskiyou County elections office (dead link).
Ballot question
The question on the ballot:
| Measure P: "Shall an annual special tax be levied on all parcels less than twenty acres in size located in the Black Mountain Fire and Emergency Response Zone of County Service Area No. 4, commencing Fiscal Year 2013/2014, at an initial amount of $30.00 per each improved parcel, with lower amounts for unimproved parcels and additional parcels beyond the first parcel, subject to the cost of living adjustment not to exceed four percent (4%) in any year, for funding fire and first response services."[1] |
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- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
