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Santa Cruz County, CA March 5, 2002 Election
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Measure A. School Repair and Renovation -- Soquel Union Elementary School District (Bond Issue)
5,118 / 71.6% Yes votes
2,027 / 28.4% No votes
Shall the Soquel Union Elementary School District repair and renovate all five existing schools at their current locations (not including Jade Street Park): eliminate safety hazards and make health/safety improvements; upgrade inadequate electrical systems; upgrade inadequate heating/ventilation systems; replace deteriorated facilities; modernize and construct classrooms, libraries, computer stations, restrooms, and facilities to improve inadequate conditions and overcrowding; provide handicapped access, by issuing $15 million of bonds at interest rates below the legal limit?

Measure B. New Middle School -- Scotts Valley Unified School District (Bond Issue)
3,716 / 65.7% Yes votes
1,936 / 34.3% No votes
To construct a new Scotts Valley Middle School on the current site, multipurpose rooms at Vine Hill and Brook Knoll Schools, and a library at Scotts Valley High School, replace portables at Vine Hill and Brook Knoll with new classrooms and, if moneys are available, make other improvements to school buildings approved by a citizens' oversight committee and the District Board, shall the Scotts Valley Unified School District issue $44.2 million of bonds, at interest rates within legal limits?

Measure C. Support School Services -- Santa Cruz City High School District (Special Assessment)
19,625 / 67.6% Yes votes
9,411 / 32.4% No votes
Shall the Santa Cruz City High School District provide funds to continue specific educational programs and services by levying a special assessment for a period of 4 years, beginning 7/1/02, at the rate of $28 per year for each assessor's parcel within the Santa Cruz City High School District, with an exemption for any senior citizen, 65 years or older, who owns and occupies that parcel as his or her principal place of residence, and shall the Santa Cruz City High School District implement accountability measures required by law?

Measure D. Support School Services -- Santa Cruz City Elementary School District (Special Assessment)
10,882 / 70.9% Yes votes
4,457 / 29.1% No votes
Shall the Santa Cruz City Elementary School District provide funds to continue specific educational programs and services by levying a special assessment for a period of 4 years, beginning 7/1/02, at the rate of $70 per year for each assessor's parcel within the Santa Cruz City Elementary School District, with an exemption for any senior citizen, 65 years or older, who owns and occupies that parcel as his or her principal place of residence, and shall the Santa Cruz City Elementary School District implement accountability measures required by law?

Measure E. School Improvement -- West Valley-Mission Community College District (Bond Issue)
717 / 50.7% Yes votes
697 / 49.3% No votes
To improve educational opportunities for local residents, shall West Valley-Mission Community College District issue $268,653,300 in bonds at legal interest rates to construct, acquire, repair and equip classrooms, libraries, science/computer labs, facilities/sites, upgrade technology, improve safety conditions and accessibility for the disabled, upgrade fire, earthquake safety, lighting, electrical, energy conservation, ventilation/plumbing systems, appoint a Citizen's Oversight Committee to perform annual audits and ensure that no bond money is used for salaries or administrative expenses?

Measure K. Neighborhood School Safety and Repair -- Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary School District (Bond Issue)
773 / 66.7% Yes votes
386 / 33.3% No votes
To replace earthquake damaged classrooms at C.T. English Middle School; provide drinkable water; construct, repair, acquire, furnish computer/science labs, libraries, school facilities/sites; repair roofs, floors, and water systems; qualify for State matching funds, shall Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary School District issue $4,965,000 of bonds at legal interest rates, appoint a Citizens Oversight Committee, perform annual audits and ensure that no bond money is used for administrator salaries or other school operating expenses?

Measure L. Utility Tax Repeal Initiative -- County of Santa Cruz
32,716 / 55.2% Yes votes
26,592 / 44.8% No votes
Repeals the existing Santa Cruz County utility users tax, and prohibits the County of Santa Cruz from imposing any utility users tax in the future.

Measure M. Glenwood Residential Project -- City of Scotts Valley (Referendum)
1,824 / 50.9% Yes votes
1,756 / 49.1% No votes
Shall Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8 of Ordinance No. 16-ZC-190 of the City of Scotts Valley adopted by the City Council approving the specific plan amendment and development agreement for the "Glenwood Residential Project located on the east and west sides of Glenwood Drive, north of Casa Way (APN 23-241-09,14)" be adopted?

Measure N. Stop Seawater Intrusion -- Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency
4,834 / 52.6% Yes votes
4,354 / 47.4% No votes
In order to stop seawater intrusion and provide a safe, reliable and diversified water supply, shall Ordinance 2002-01 of the Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency be adopted, authorizing an increase in the augmentation charge to no more than that allowed by state law, to implement water supply projects, including local, recycled or imported water, as adopted by the Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency Board of Directors?

Measure S. School Improvement and Maintenance -- Aromas-San Juan Unified School District (Bond Issue)
21 / 87.5% Yes votes
3 / 12.5% No votes
To qualify for State matching funds, expand vocational education classrooms, upgrade electrical wiring, plumbing and restrooms and to construct, acquire, modernize and equip classrooms, buildings and sites, shall Aromas-San Juan Unified School District issue $11,200,000 of bonds at legal interest rates, appoint a Citizen's Oversight Committee to perform annual audits and ensure that no bond money is used for salaries or other operating expenses?

 
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