West Marin Voters To ​Decide Fate Of Tax Measures

MARIN COUNTY, CA — Two tax measures are on the ballot in a vote-by-mail-only election in Inverness and Bolinas on Tuesday.

Voters in the Bolinas-Stinson Union School District will consider Measure B, a special tax of $318 per year per assessor's parcel for five years.

Measure B will replace the existing $300 per parcel tax that expires on June 30, 2020. It exempts persons who are 65 and older on or before May 1 of any year from the tax if the parcel is their principal residence.

District Superintendent John Carroll said the current $300 tax provides 12 percent of the Bolinas-Stinson K-8 school's operating revenue current for art, music, physical education, student nutrition and field trips. The tax does not contain an annual increase.

Measure C in the Inverness Permanent Road Division No. 2 would impose a special tax of $1,417 per improved parcel and $708 on unimproved parcel for 10 years and thereafter assess all parcels in the Division $400 per year for ongoing maintenance.

Measure C also contains an annual increase of the tax effective on July 1. The increase will be in accordance with the change in the California Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers from the previous year.

Both tax measure require two-thirds approval.

Related:

• Deadline Approaching To Register To Vote In West Marin Elections
• Special Elections Slated Aug. 27 For 2 Districts In Marin County

– Bay City News Service