El Cerrito Measure C would create parcel tax to raise $3.1M annually for new library

What happened

According to Local News Matters’s source item, El Cerrito Measure C would create parcel tax to raise $3.1M annually for new library, In the upcoming June 2 election, El Cerrito voters will decide whether to pass a parcel tax to fund the construction of a new library in the city. Measure C proposes an annual tax of up to $0.17 per square foot of built area to raise $3.1 million annually for the next 30 years. Vacant […] The post El Cerrito Measure C would create parcel tax to raise $3.1M annually for new library appeared first on Local News Matters .

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Source

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