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Marin County, CA November 8, 2016 Election
Directory of Marin County, CA Measures
County Results as of Dec 6 12:08pm, 100.00% of Precincts Reporting (182/182)
89.0% Countywide Voter Turnout (143041/160795)

Measures
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Measure A. Sales Tax -- County of Marin (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 84271 / 63.26% Yes votes ...... 48945 / 36.74% No votes
To support the health, education and safety of underserved children with approximately $12,000,000 in annual local funding the State cannot take away, shall County of Marin expand access to quality preschool education; provide healthcare including early screenings, vision, dental and behavioral/mental health services; expand afterschool/summer learning programs promoting reading/writing/math achievement; and provide affordable childcare for infants, toddlers and young children by enacting a ¼% sales tax for 9 years with independent oversight/audits?

Measure B. Parcel Tax -- Kentfield School District (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 4006 / 57.17% Yes votes ...... 3001 / 42.83% No votes
To provide stable funding the State cannot take away, ensure excellence in core academic programs, attract and retain highly-qualified teachers, maintain small class sizes, and enhance enrichment programs, shall the Kentfield School District be authorized to levy $1600 per parcel annually for ten (10) years, with a 5% annual increase, provide a senior citizens' exemption, and have all funds stay local?

Measure C. Maintaining Quality Fairfax Services -- Town of Fairfax (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 3656 / 76.63% Yes votes ...... 1115 / 23.37% No votes
Shall the Town of Fairfax extend the existing one-half percent local sales tax and increase the rate by one-quarter percent to provide funding that cannot be taken by the State, and can be used for a period of 10 years subject to annual independent audits to maintain and enhance quality public safety and general services, improve infrastructure such as repairing sidewalks, pedestrian trails, repaving streets, and enhancing downtown, while retaining Fairfax's character?

Measure E. Continuation of Special Assessment for Educational Programs and Services -- Mill Valley School District (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 12473 / 66.79% Yes votes ...... 6201 / 33.21% No votes
To maintain outstanding schools and high-quality teachers with approximately $9.4 million in annual funding, shall Mill Valley School District continue its existing school parcel tax beginning in 2017-18 for twelve years at the rate of $980 per parcel with annual cost-of-living adjustments, maintaining existing accountability measures and with all revenues kept local and used exclusively for Mill Valley elementary and middle schools?

Measure G. Bond Measure -- Novato Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 17499 / 57.98% Yes votes ...... 12684 / 42.02% No votes
To update aging Novato schools and protect quality education with local funding that cannot be taken by the State, shall Novato Unified School District upgrade classrooms, science labs, libraries and facilities to meet current academic/safety standards; provide dedicated space for science, math, engineering arts and music instruction; and improve student access to modern instructional technology by issuing $222 million in bonds at legal rates, with independent citizens' oversight, no money for administrators, and all funds staying local?

Measure H. Municipal Service Tax Renewal -- City of Mill Valley (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 6661 / 77.33% Yes votes ...... 1953 / 22.67% No votes
To renew funding exclusively for improved fire safety activities, street maintenance, and road repair, shall the Mill Valley Municipal Service Tax be renewed within the City of Mill Valley Community Facilities District Number 2016-1, at a rate of $266 for single family residential property, with a 2% annual adjustment, raising an average of $1.79 million annually over 10 years, and shall the appropriations limit be established, all as specified in Mill Valley City Council Resolution No. 16-39?

Measure K. Special Tax Extension -- Town of Ross (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 1097 / 78.69% Yes votes ...... 297 / 21.31% No votes
Shall the voters of the Town of Ross adopt an ordinance to reauthorize from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2025, the annual special tax for maintaining public safety services at a rate of $970 per dwelling unit for single family residences and $970 per parcel for all other uses, with an annual cost of living adjustment on both, providing about $810,000 annually, and increasing the Town's appropriations limit by the amount of the special tax proceeds?

Measure L. Adoption of Ordinance No. 2016-07-13 to impose a special tax for fire protection, including fuel abatement and emergency preparedness -- Muir Beach Community Services District (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 226 / 81.59% Yes votes ...... 51 / 18.41% No votes
shall Muir Beach CSD Ordinance No. 2016-07-13, which imposes an annual $213.00 parcel tax for 10 years with annual CPI adjustment, be approved and shall the Muir Beach CSD appropriations limit be increased by the amount of this voter approved tax?

Measure M. Special Tax -- County Service Area 17 Kentwoodlands Police Protection District (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 639 / 67.26% Yes votes ...... 311 / 32.74% No votes
Shall the special tax for Sheriff deputy patrol services, levied annually upon living units located within CSA 17 (Kent Woodlands), be increased from $260.00 per year to $360.00 per year, subject to an annual inflation adjustment not to exceed 3% per year, for each living unit within that area commencing with the 2016-2017 fiscal year?

Measure N. Special Tax -- County Service Area 17 Kentwoodlands Police Protection District (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 685 / 71.43% Yes votes ...... 274 / 28.57% No votes
Shall a special tax to purchase and install License Plate Readers (LPR) that record the license plates of vehicles traveling through the Kent Woodlands neighborhood so as to deter criminal activities, such as burglary, be levied in the amount of $100.00 for the 2016-2017 fiscal year and then in the amount of $11.00 annually each fiscal year thereafter for maintenance of the LPR upon living units located within CSA 17 (Kent Woodlands area)?

Measure O. Parcel Tax Extension -- County Service Area 29 Paradise Cay Service Area (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 168 / 89.36% Yes votes ...... 20 / 10.64% No votes
For ongoing maintenance dredging in the principal waterways of Paradise Cay along with the north and south entry channels to San Francisco Bay, shall the existing parcel tax of $1,200 on each original lot be increased to $1,500, providing $204,000 annually for 10 years, commencing in fiscal year beginning July 2017 in County Service Area No. 29, with increases limited to 3% per year?

 
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