Rancho Palos Verdes Improvement of Marymount College, Measure P (November 2010)
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A Rancho Palos Verdes Improvement of Marymount College, Measure P ballot question was on the November 2, 2010 ballot for voters in the City of Rancho Palos Verdes in Los Angeles County. It was defeated.
Measure R would have permitted the construction of campus dormitories and other major improvements on the grounds of Marymount College, a small Catholic college.
A simple majority vote was required for approval.
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 9,686 | 54.41% | ||
| Yes | 8,117 | 45.59% | ||
- These final, certified results are from the Smartvoter.org, California, Los Angeles County elections information.
Support
Marymount College supported Measure P. From July 1-September 30, 2010, the college had spent $1.203 million on its campaign to urge a "yes" vote on Measure R.[1]
Opposition
Ken Dyda, a former city mayor, led the campaign in opposition to Measure P.[2]
Steve Wolowicz, mayor of Rancho Palos Verdes, opposed Measure P, as did the other members of the Rancho Palos Verdes city council.[2]
Text of measure
The question on the ballot:
| Measure P: Shall an ordinance be adopted that would enact a new specific plan and related amendments to the City of Rancho Palos Verdes ("City") general plan and zoning ordinance to: (1) allow development of specified facility improvements, including dormitories, on the Marymount College Campus ("Campus") located at 30800 Palos Verdes Drive East; (2) govern the operation of the Campus, and (3) supersede inconsistent provisions of the Municipal Code and prior City land use decisions regarding the Campus?[3] |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Daily Breeze, "Marymount College has spent more than $1 million on ballot measure," October 6, 2010
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Daily Breeze, "Marymount College's Measure P proves deeply divisive in Rancho Palos Verdes," October 25, 2010
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
