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Pomona Library Parcel Tax, Measure X (November 2012)
A City of Pomona Library Parcel Tax ballot question was on the November 6, 2012, ballot for voters in the City of Pomona in Los Angeles County, where it was defeated.[1]
Measure X would have levied a parcel tax of $38 per parcel. This tax was not designed to expire in a set time; i.e., it would have been a permanent new tax. It was expected to generate about $1.5 million a year for the city's library.[1]
If the measure had passed, the library would have had to stay open at least 38 hours covering at least 5 days every week. Currently, the library is open 20 hours a week.
A two-thirds (66.67%) vote was required for approval.
Election results
| Measure X | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 11,947 | 39.37% | ||
| Yes | 18,395 | 60.63% | ||
- Final official results from the Los Angeles County elections office.'
Ballot title/text
When the Pomona City Council originally voted to refer the measure to the ballot, they gave it the ballot title "Adopting a Special Library Parcel Tax." On Friday, August 10, the city council voted 4-0 to change the title to "Save Our Pomona Public Library."
Paula Lantz, one of the members of the city council, said that the change came about because they were told by a group that supports the tax that calling it a parcel tax might decrease the chance that voters would say "yes."[2]
Elliott Rothman, Pomona's mayor, argued in favor of the original wording because, he said, the measure is in fact for a parcel tax.
Lantz said that the advocacy group that will be campaigning in favor of the measure has already created a website based on the initials "Save Our Pomona Public Library" and that the city should follow the lead of the advocacy organization.[2]
Path to the ballot
The Pomona City Council voted 6-0 to refer the measure to the ballot.
See also
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