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San Gorgonio Memorial Healthcare District parcel tax, Measure D (May 2012)
A San Gorgonio Memorial Healthcare District parcel tax, Measure D ballot question was on the May 1, 2012 ballot for voters in the San Gorgonio Memorial Healthcare District in Riverside County, where it was approved.[1][2]
The approval of Measure D means that the district's existing $49/year parcel tax will be extended for another 10 years. The original parcel tax was approved in 2001.[3] It expires on June 30, 2012. The tax generates about $1.7 million a year in revenue for the hospital. Revenues from the tax are used to ensure that emergency services are available in the district.[4]
The $49 annual tax will be subject to annual cost-of-living increases.[4]
The San Gorgonio Memorial Healthcare District supports one hospital, which is located in Banning. That hospital is in the process of building a new emergency department and intensive care unit. Construction on those features is expected to conclude in early 2013. The hospital is paying for those construction costs with the proceeds of a $108 million bond (Measure A) that the district's voters approved in 2006.[4]
The election was held on a mail-in-only basis. A two-thirds (66.67%) vote was needed for approval.
Election results
| Measure D | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 8,536 | 72.68% | ||
| No | 3,208 | 27.32% | ||
- Election results are from the Riverside County elections office as of 6:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 2, 2012
See also
External links
- Measure D resolution
- Website of the San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital in Banning
- Voter information for Measure D
Footnotes
- ↑ Press Enterprise, "Healthcare district approves special election," January 31, 2012
- ↑ Banning Beaumont Patch, "Voters Approve Measure D Parcel Tax by Large Margin," May 2, 2012
- ↑ Banning Beaumont Patch, "San Gorgonio Memorial Healthcare District Touts Parcel Tax," April 9, 2012
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Press Enterprise, "Parcel tax extension may go to voters," January 29, 2012
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