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Newcastle Fire Protection District parcel tax, Measure K (November 2012)
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A Newcastle Fire Protection District parcel tax, Measure K ballot question was on the November 6, 2012, ballot for voters in the Newcastle Fire Protection District in Placer County, where it was defeated.
Measure K would have altered the terms of an existing parcel tax paid by property owners in the district. The current tax would have been reduced from $146.46/parcel to $30/parcel.
A two-thirds (66.67%) vote was required for approval.
Election results
| Measure K | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 1,002 | 39.73% | ||
| Yes | 1,520 | 60.27% | ||
- Final official results from the Placer County elections office.
Text of measure
The question on the ballot:
| Measure K: "Shall Measure B, which established a parcel tax for Newcastle FPD so it could provide fire protection and rapid response services, be altered so that starting in Fiscal Year 2015-16 the parcel tax shall be reduced from $146.46 per taxable parcel (with an additional charge for structures starting at 3,000 square feet), to simply $30.00 per parcel (without any additional charge for larger structures and without increases based on the consumer price index)?[1] |
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- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
