Mill Valley Places Measure H on November Ballot

MILL VALLEY, CA — This Nov. 8, residents of Mill Valley will be asked to vote on whether to continue the city's Municipal Service Tax, or MST, which has been in place for nearly three decades and currently provides funds of about $1.2 million per year to support wildfire prevention and road improvements within the city.

Following a public hearing in August, the City Council approved a resolution to place Measure H on the ballot to continue the property tax and raise it from $195 to $266 per single family residence annually, with an annual adjustment of 2 percent to keep up with inflation.

The funds generated by the MST, which is set to expire in 2018, go to improve the condition of city streets, reduce fire hazards and shorten emergency response times.

"This year, our annual Street and Sewer Rehabilitation Project ($4 million project) improved roads and sewer pipes on more than 45 streets all over town, including the extensive slurry seal component which improved more than 35 streets around Mill Valley," stated Mill Valley City Manager James McCann, in the Sept. 9 edition of MVConnect, a weekly newsletter.

Out of the total annual budget of $2.41 million, the MST provides $885,000, or around 37 percent, of Street Improvement Project funding, according to city officials.

More information from the city about the MST can be found here.

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