Spalding Community Services District Parcel Tax, Measure A (November 2014)
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A Spalding Community Services District Parcel Tax, Measure A ballot question was on the November 4, 2014 election ballot for voters in the Spalding Community Services District in Lassen County, California. It was defeated.
If approved, Measure A would have authorized the district to impose a parcel tax of $65 per parcel per year in order to replace fire protection equipment and fund fire prevention programs. The tax would have applied to any unit of property that receives a separate tax bill from the county assessor.[1]
A two-thirds (66.67%) vote was required for the approval of Measure A.
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 87 | 63.04% | ||
| Yes | 51 | 36.96% | ||
Election results via: Lassen County Registrar of Voters
Text of measure
Ballot title
The official ballot title for Measure A:[1]
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A RESOLUTION OF THE SPALDING COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT TO IMPOSE A NEW TAX OF $65.00 FOR EVERY ASSESSOR’S PARCEL IN THE DISTRICT FOR FIRE EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT AND FIRE PREVENTION PROGRAMS[2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis was prepared for Measure A:[1]
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The Board of the Spalding Community Services District has approved a resolution imposing a new special property tax of $65.00 for every identified assessor’s parcel within the boundaries of the Spalding Community Services District. In other words, if you own a piece of land within the boundaries of the Spalding Community Services District, this proposed new tax would apply to you. The proposed new tax would be collected through the County’s normal property tax collection system. Spalding Community Services District wants to use the money raised from the new tax to replace aging fire protection equipment and also to help fund fire prevention programs. California law requires such a property tax measure to be first approved by the voters of the district to which it applies. Also, the measure must be approved by two‐thirds of the votes actually cast at such an election. If approved, the tax would become effective July 1, 2015 and would apply every year thereafter. A “Yes” vote on this measure will be a vote in favor of the tax. A “No” vote on this measure will be a vote against the tax.[2] |
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| —Bob Burns, Lassen County Counsel[1] | ||
See also
- Parcel tax elections in California
- California parcel tax on the ballot
- Parcel tax
- Lassen County, California ballot measures
- November 4, 2014 ballot measures in California
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