Burlingame Elementary School District Parcel Tax, Measure L (November 2014)
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A Burlingame Elementary School District Parcel Tax, Measure L ballot question was on the November 4, 2014 election ballot for voters in the Burlingame Elementary School District in San Mateo County, California. It was approved.
Measure L authorized the district to consolidate its two parcel taxes and renew them for 14 years. The first parcel tax, which was set to expire on June 30, 2021, was imposed at an annual rate of $180 per parcel. The other tax, set to expire on June 30, 2016, was imposed at a rate of $76 per year per parcel. Combined, the total tax rate that was authorized by the approval of Measure L was $256 per parcel, where a parcel is defined as any land in the district that receives a separate tax bill from the county.[1]
District voters approved the $76 parcel tax in 2011 by voting in favor of Measure E, and they authorized the $180 parcel tax in 2011 by approving Measure E, which also consolidated two previous parcel taxes.[1]
A two-thirds (66.67%) vote was required for the approval of Measure L.
Election results
| Burlingame Elementary School District, Measure L | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| 6,379 | 77.2% | |||
| No | 1,885 | 22.8% | ||
Election results via: San Mateo County Registrar of Voters
Text of measure
Ballot question
The question on the ballot:[2]
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Without increasing current tax rates and to maintain qualify education for Burlingame students, by protecting math, science, technology, reading and writing programs, retaining qualified teachers, maintaining hands-on science classes, supporting art and music, maintaining school libraries, and maintaining smaller elementary class sizes, shall Burlingame Elementary School District consolidate and renew its existing $256 parcel taxes for 14 years, including a senior citizen exemption, no funds for administrators' salaries, independent citizen oversight, and all funds staying local? (quote) |
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Impartial analysis
The impartial analysis provided for Measure L is available here.[1]
Full text
The full text of Measure L is available here.
Support
Supporters
The following individuals signed the official arguments in support of Measure L:[3]
- Lisa Rsenthal, 35-year Burlingame Resident
- Raziel Ungar, Burlingame Realtor
- Jill Fair, presidnet of the Burlingame PTA Council
- Donna Colson, Burlingame business owner
- Michael Jarrett, member of the Burlingame School District Citizens' Oversight Committee
Arguments in favor
Supporters of Measure L presented three chief reasons to approve it:[3]
- Funding from this tax is necessary to maintain and improve the level of education in the district.
- Measure L simply renews previously approved taxes and does not increase the tax rate in the district.
- Measure L is responsible and has provisions for citizen oversight, restriction of funding use, senior citizen exemptions and requirements designed to keep revenue local.
Opposition
Opponents
Mark W. A. Hinkle, president of the Silicon Valley Taxpayers Association, signed the official arguments in opposition to Measure L on behalf of the association.[4]
Arguments against
Hinkle argued that teachers are already paid too much, at $65,336 per year with summers off, and that they received generous benefits. He said that the schools are not performing as well as they should be, with 20 percent of students below average proficiency in English, 17 percent in Social Science and 23 percent in math. He also argued that the district voters recently approved a $56 million bond measure and have yet to see the drastic improvements promised by the district. Hinkle concluded by writing, "Please don't reward failure with your hard-earned money. Demand better academic results, and only then reward the District for their efforts."[4]
Related measures
- Burlingame Elementary School District parcel tax, Measure E (November 2011)
- Burlingame Elementary Schools parcel tax, Measure B (March 2010)
- Burlingame Elementary School District bond proposition, Measure D (November 2012)
See also
- California parcel tax on the ballot
- Parcel tax elections in California
- Parcel tax
- San Mateo County, California ballot measures
- November 4, 2014 ballot measures in California
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 San Mateo County Elections Office, "Impartial analysis of Measure L," archived September 17, 2014
- ↑ San Mateo County Elections Office, "Ballot Measure information for Measure L," archived September 17, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 San Mateo County Elections Office, "Arguments in favor of Measure L," archived September 17, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 San Mateo Elections Office, "Arguments in opposition to Measure L," archived September 17, 2014
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