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East Bay Regional Park District, California, Measure FF, Parcel Tax (November 2018)

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Measure FF: East Bay Regional Park District Parcel Tax
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The basics
Election date:
November 6, 2018
Status:
Approveda Approved
Majority required:
66.67%
Topic:
California parcel tax
Amount: $12/single-family unit; $8.28/multi-family unit
Expires in: 20 years
Related articles
California parcel tax on the ballot
November 6, 2018 ballot measures in California
Contra Costa County, California ballot measures
District tax on the ballot
See also

A parcel tax was on the ballot for East Bay Regional Park District voters in Contra Costa County and Alameda County, California, on November 6, 2018. It was approved.

A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing the East Bay Regional Park District to renew for 20 years a parcel tax—a kind of property tax based on units of property rather than assessed value—of $12 per year for a single family parcel and $8.28 per year for a multi-family residential unit to fund park maintenance and wildfire protection.
A no vote was a vote against authorizing the East Bay Regional Park District to renew for 20 years a of $12 per year for a single family parcel and $8.28 per year for a multi-family residential unit to fund park maintenance and wildfire protection.

Election results

East Bay Regional Park District Measure FF

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

50,357 81.18%
No 11,675 18.82%
Results are officially certified.

Text of measure

Ballot question

The ballot question was as follows:[1]

Without increasing tax rates, to protect against wildfires; enhance public safety; preserve water quality, shorelines, urban creeks; protect redwoods and parklands in a changing climate; and restore natural areas, shall East Bay Regional Park District be authorized to extend an existing parcel tax of $1 monthly ($12/year) per single-family parcel and 69₵ monthly ($8.28/year) for multi-family units, raising approximately $3.3 million annually, to expire in 20 years?[2]

Full text

The full text of the measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in California

This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of East Bay Regional Park District, California.

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. "Contra Costa County Board of Elections," "Statewide General Election Local Measures," accessed September 25, 2018
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.