Don’t forget to vote.
The tax would expire in 10 years, and there would be no annual fluctuations.
A similar parcel tax measure last November failed by a narrow margin to get the required two-thirds majority. Language in the new initiative was written to assure the public that funds raised would support only the library and not be transferred to other city departments.
I still do not support any more taxes until cuts are made elsewhere. Fool me once…
There was a sense, Headley said, that Measure J would only “save the library at the level it had sunken to.”
Language in the new initiative has been written to assure the public that funds raised would support only the library and not be transferred to other city departments, she said. The parcel tax is expected to raise $600,000 in additional revenue each year. The ballot measure requires that the city continue to fund the library at the rate of 2.83 percent of the total general fund budget.
Constant fail, tax for more Library services. Need to pay for more non-reading events.
The City Council voted unanimously late Wednesday to place a parcel tax measure on the November ballot that would provide money for the city library.
The tax would need approval by two-thirds of voters to pass. A similar measure for a $95 parcel tax failed in November 2009 because only 65.91 percent of voters supported it.
Celebrate the library’s birthday with events that have nothing to do with books. Books, ehhhh who needs ’em, right?
While the library may open fewer hours than before, it’s still open more than 3 Art Galleries combined.
Folksinger Nancy Raven and musician Ann Downs play at 1 p.m. Children of all ages are invited to Mr. Horsefeathers’ Magic Show at 2 p.m., and birthday cake will be served at 3 p.m.
I don’t make this up.
What about not blowing thousands on web sites or tourist trolleys. If they go the foundation route (like the Mvsevm) the library will always be open though.
A “library summit” held Feb. 6 at the Pacific Grove Natural History Museum drew more than 100 people, including City Council members, library board members, city administrators, members of Friends of the Library, library staff and others, said senior librarian Lisa Maddalena.
Ideas raised included proposed new services, approaching Pebble Beach residents as a potential source of tax revenue, using taxes from medical marijuana sales in the city if cannabis clinics are approved, establishing a library foundation to raise funds, and trying, once again, to get a two-thirds majority of voters to approve a tax to keep the library open.
Measure J was close, but not close enough.
With all the votes counted, including the late ones and the questionable and damaged ballots, Monterey county Elections reports that Measure J, which would have funded our library with a $96 parcel tax, missed passage by a very scant margin.
Hear-Old reports it at 3 votes. Well, here was 2 of them:
Two No On J Votes
I cannot support this or any other begging from the city until they show that they can manage what they have already.
Need a start?
– End all city supported funding of the ineffective Chamber Of Commerce.
– Cut all ties with “ICLEI”, the Local Governments for Sustainability.
Two No On J Votes
Another tax request, again for city services. I cannot support this or any other begging from the city until they show that they can manage what they have already.
Need a start?
– End all city supported funding of the ineffective Chamber Of Commerce.
– Cut all ties with “ICLEI”, the Local Governments for Sustainability.
Think that this added tax will benefit the library only? Wrong. The city will be able to draw money away from the library to fund other things. Say forinstance, sustainable seagull repellent for the roof of city hall.
Monterey Hear-Old, 8/25
“It is a way to set the library up with a base outside of the city’s general fund,” Becklenberg said.
Passage of the measure, he said, could secure the future of the library and provide general fund savings of approximately $400,000 toward the $2 million city budget deficit, since Measure J funding would allow the city to use its regular library budget for other purposes until the budget can be balanced.
Ask for more taxes!!
Wonder if they have a backup plan?
A campaign committee in favor of Measure J, a parcel tax to support the Pacific Grove Public Library, was formed late Wednesday after a meeting at the Pacific Grove First United Methodist Church.
Measure J, which would levy a flat $96 tax on each parcel and $75 for each unit of a multi-family residential building, is expected to raise an estimated $630,000 annually from the city’s 6,000 parcels plus apartment units, said city Management and Budget Director Jim Becklenberg.
That alone wouldn’t be enough for 40 hours a week, Headly said.
Think that this added tax will benefit the library only? Wrong. The city will be able to draw money away from the library to fund other things. Say forinstance, sustainable seagull repellent for the roof of city hall.
Monterey Hear-Old, 8/25
“It is a way to set the library up with a base outside of the city’s general fund,” Becklenberg said.
Passage of the measure, he said, could secure the future of the library and provide general fund savings of approximately $400,000 toward the $2 million city budget deficit, since Measure J funding would allow the city to use its regular library budget for other purposes until the budget can be balanced.
That 1% sales tax was supposed to support city services such as the library – but either there are not enough sales or the money went elsewhere.
Pacific Grove voters will decide Nov. 3 whether to tax themselves to provide a stable source of funding for the city’s library.
Wednesday the City Council unanimously approved placing the special-purpose parcel tax on the ballot.
The measure would levy a flat $96 tax on each parcel and $75 for each unit of a multi-family residential building. It would require a two-thirds majority to pass, City Attorney David Laredo said.
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Friday-Saturday — Open noon to 5 p.m.