West Contra Costa School Parcel Tax Fails
Despite garnering 60 percent yes votes, measure to reduce class sizes doesn't pass.
While more than 60 percent of West Contra Costa voters favored a parcel tax to help fund schools, Measure M didn't garner the two-thirds support it needed to pass Tuesday. Measure M would have taxed residents $7.20 per square foot of property, or about $108 a year for a 1,500-square-foot building, regardless of whether the property is zoned residential or commercial (owners of vacant properties would have paid only $7.20 a year). Properties that were already exempt wouldn't have been charged, and homeowners over the age of 65 would have been exempt. The measure would have dedicated funding for "manageable class size" in core academics, like math and science, as well as put money back into arts and music programs, attraction and retention…
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Rob Shea
4:06 pm on Friday, November 19, 2010
Interesting comments. Thanks to all for engaging in the discussion. more ›