Lake Tahoe Unified School District bond proposition, Measure A (June 2008)
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A Lake Tahoe Unified School District bond proposition, Measure A ballot question was on the June 3, 2008 ballot for voters in the Lake Tahoe Unified School District in El Dorado County, California, where it was defeated.
If Measure A had been approved, it would have authorized the school district to borrow $87 million. To repay this, the district would have levied a tax of 3.87 cents per $100 of assessed value of a person's property, or $38.70 per $100,000.[1]
After Measure A's defeat, the Lake Tahoe school board voted to put Measure G on the November 4, 2008 ballot. Measure G asked for $64.5 million. It was approved with 59.42% of the vote.
A 55 percent supermajority vote was required for approval.
Election results
| Measure A | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 2,535 | 47.72% | ||
| Yes | 2,777 | 52.28% | ||
- These final, certified, election results are from the El Dorado County elections office.
Ballot question
The question on the ballot:
| Measure A: "To provide safe, secure local schools by replacing outdated portables, electrical, emergency and lighting systems, aging plumbing/restrooms; improving classrooms, technology and elementary school libraries; creating new career and technology education classrooms; upgrading physical education and athletic facilities; and qualifying for $11 Million Dollars in state matching funds, shall Lake Tahoe Unified School District issue $87 Million in bonds at legal interest rates, with annual financial audits, citizens' oversight, and no money for administrators' salaries?"[2] |
See also
External links
- Text of Measure A
- Pros and cons of Measure A debated (dead link)
- Tahoe eyes on Measure A
- Measure A sparks spirited debate on the South Shore (dead link)
- Election results
Footnotes
- ↑ Sacramento Bee, El Dorado schools seek to patch things up in tough times, April 14, 2008
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
