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El Dorado County, CA November 8, 2005 Election
Directory of El Dorado County, CA Measures
County Results as of Jan 28 2:40pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (150/150)
59.2% Countywide Voter Turnout (62209/105033)

Measures
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Measure L. Special Tax for Libraries in Placerville-Pollock Pines Area -- County Service Area 10 Library Zone H (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 16005 / 55.9% Yes votes ...... 12603 / 44.0% No votes
Shall a special tax be levied on real property within County Service Area 10, Zone H, to fund library services within Zone H, including the Placerville and Pollock Pines libraries, commencing in fiscal year 2006/2007 and expiring after 15 years, at the following annual rates (increasing by the Consumer Price Index up to 3% annually):

$15 per parcel of improved property (excluding churches, cemeteries and schools), vacant residential property up to 2.5 acres, and vacant multi-residential property;

$12 per residence for parcels with multiple residences (excluding time shares);

$7.50 per mobile home for mobile home parks?

Measure P. Incorporation -- Proposed City of El Dorado Hills (Initiative regarding Incorporation as city - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 5092 / 43.6% Yes votes ...... 6565 / 56.3% No votes
Shall the Resolution adopted on July 11, 2005, by the El Dorado Local Agency Formation Commission ordering the incorporation of the City of El Dorado Hills and further ordering the dissolution and reorganization of the El Dorado Hills Community Services District, the dissolution and reorganization of the Springfield Meadows Community Services District, and detachment of the territory to be incorporated from County Service Area 9, be confirmed, subject to the terms and conditions specified in the order?

Measure Q. Incorporation -- Proposed City of El Dorado Hills (Initiative regarding Incorporation as city - Majority Approval Required)
Elected at Large 6771 votes 64.0%
Elected by Council District 3794 votes 35.9%
Shall members of the City Council of the City of El Dorado Hills be elected in future elections at-large or by district?

Measure R. Snow Removal Tax -- County Service Area 3 Snow Removal City of South Lake Tahoe (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 1518 / 45.6% Yes votes ...... 1810 / 54.3% No votes
Shall the current $20.00 annual benefit assessment imposed to fund snow removal services within the City of South Lake Tahoe, be replaced by a $40.00 annual special tax upon all improved parcels, with specified exceptions, subject to an annual inflation adjustment not to exceed 3%, to be used exclusively for purchasing, operating and maintaining snow removal equipment?

Measure S. County Tax for Snow Removal -- County Service Area 3 South Shore Snow Removal Zone of Benefit (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 1386 / 52.7% Yes votes ...... 1243 / 47.2% No votes
Shall the current $20.00 annual benefit assessment imposed to fund snow removal service within the South Shore Snow Removal Zone of Benefit within County Service Area No. 3 be replaced by a $50.00 special tax to be imposed annually upon all improved parcels, with specified exceptions, within the Zone commencing in the fiscal year 2006/2007, to be used exclusively for maintaining snow removal services?

Measure T. Bonds and Special Tax for Community Recreation Center -- North Lake Tahoe Recreation Community Facilities District 2005-1 (Bond Measure - 2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 1,132 / 34.8% Yes votes ...... 2,118 / 65.2% No votes
   1132 (34.83%) Yes / 2118 (65.17%) No in Placer County
   Yes / No in El Dorado County
Shall the Community Facilities District No. 2005-1 (Community Recreation Center): 1) issue not more than $22,230,000 of 30-year bonds to build the core of the North Tahoe Recreation Center on Dollar Hill; 2) levy a special tax which shall escalate at 2% annually to pay bond debt service and to support the Center's operation; and 3) have an appropriations limit of $2,000,000 per year? After bonds are paid off, the tax may continue at a reduced level to fund only operations, if necessary.

Measure U. Upgrade Latrobe and Miller's Hill Schools -- Latrobe School District (Bond Measure - 55%)
Fail: 586 / 53.2% Yes votes ...... 514 / 46.7% No votes
To improve the quality of education, shall the Latrobe School District be authorized to upgrade Latrobe and Miller's Hill Schools by improving health, safety and handicapped access as required by law, provide student access to computers and modern technology, improve playfields for student and community use and provide a cafeteria/multipurpose room at Latrobe School, by issuing $4,300,000 in bonds, within legal limits, with a citizens' oversight committee, audits, and NO money for administrator salaries?

 
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