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City of Larkspur Special Paramedic Services Parcel Tax, Measure L (November 2014)
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A City of Larkspur Special Paramedic Services Parcel Tax, Measure L ballot question was on the November 4, 2014 election ballot for voters in the city of Larkspur in Marin County, California. It was approved.
Measure L was one of seven measures on ballots throughout Marin County which sought to continue to impose an annual parcel tax for four years in order to fund paramedic services. This measure continued the tax at the rate of $57 per parcel for the first year, but it increased the tax rate by $6 per year to a maximum of $75 per parcel. The tax was a special tax with revenue dedicated to paramedic services and no other purpose. The tax was imposed on all residential units and developed nonresidential property. A parcel was defined as one livable unit or 1,500 square feet of nonresidential structure.[1]
Thus, a one-family home paid:[1]
- $57 in the first year of the tax
- $63 in the second year
- $69 in the third year
- $75 in the final year
And a 15,000 square-foot business paid:[1]
- $570 in the first year of the tax
- $630 in the second year
- $690 in the third year
- $750 in the final year
A two-thirds (66.67%) vote was required for the approval of Measure L.
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 3,198 | 68.82% | ||
| No | 1,449 | 31.18% | ||
Election results via: Marin County Elections Office
Text of measure
Ballot question
The question on the ballot appeared as:[1]
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Shall there be a continuation of the four year special tax for paramedic services in the amount of $57 in the first year and raising the tax $6 annually to a maximum of $75 per taxable living unit, or per 1,500 square feet of structure on a developed parcel in non-residential use, with the appropriations limit increased by the amount of said tax for the next four years?[2] |
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Related measures
The following identical measures were also decided on November 4, 2014, in Marin County:[1]
Measure K: Town of Fairfax Special Paramedic Services Parcel Tax
Measure L: City of Larkspur Special Paramedic Services Parcel Tax
Measure M: Town of Ross Special Paramedic Services Parcel Tax
Measure N: Town of San Anselmo Special Paramedic Services Parcel Tax
Measure P: Marin County Service Area No. 27 Special Paramedic Services Parcel Tax
Measure Q: Kentfield Fire District Special Paramedic Services Parcel Tax
Measure S: Sleepy Hollow Fire Protection District Special Paramedic Services Parcel Tax
See also
- Parcel tax
- Parcel tax elections in California
- California parcel tax on the ballot
- Marin County, California ballot measures
- November 4, 2014 ballot measures in California
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