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Coachella Utility Users Tax, Measure I (June 2010)
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A City of Coachella Utility Users Tax, Measure I ballot proposition was on the June 8, 2010 ballot for voters in the City of Coachella in Riverside County, where it was approved.[1]
Voters were asked to approve a 5% tax on a variety of utilities, including telecommunications, electricity, gas, water, sewer and garbage. The tax was expected to generate about $1.1 million/year for the City of Coachella.[2]
Coachella voters rejected Measure M on November 3, 2009 with 54% voting against it. Measure M was the city's first attempt to get voters to impose a utility tax. Measure M would have taxed cable. Time Warner Cable fought against Measure M. Measure I does not include a tax on cable.[2]
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 733 | 58.50% | ||
| No | 520 | 41.50% | ||
- These final, certified results are from the Riverside County elections office.
Support
Carmen Manriquez, spokeswoman for Citizens for a Safer Coachella, said, "It's important for this measure to pass or else the city will have to lay off police and fire and others."[2]
Text of measure
The question on the ballot:
| To preserve/maintain essential Coachella services such as police officers, firefighters; 911 response times; crime, gang and drug prevention programs; fixing potholes and streets; removing graffiti; sweeping streets; maintaining parks, soccer and sports fields; funding youth and senior services; and preserving other City services, shall Coachella establish a 5% utility users tax, exempting low-income seniors, with independent citizens oversight and annual financial audits, with all funds solely for Coachella?[3][4] |
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Footnotes
- ↑ My Desert Sun, "City of Coachella to put new utility tax on June ballot," March 11, 2010
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 My Desert Sun, "City of Coachella residents to vote on new 5% Utility Users Tax," June 6, 2010
- ↑ Smart Voter Riverside County elections archive
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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