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Sonoma And Marin Counties: Voters Reject Tax Increases; Measure G, Measure I

Sonoma And Marin Counties: Voters Reject Tax Increases; Measure G, Measure I
Voting Booth- Photographer: WyoFile

Voters in Sonoma and Marin counties rejected a 30-year extension of a quarter-cent sales tax for the operation of the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit’s SMART train system.

Measure I needed two-thirds approval.

In Marin County, Measure I received 53.5 percent approval with all 157 precincts reporting as of early Wednesday morning. In Sonoma County, the measure got just 49.8 percent with all 526 precincts reporting.

The existing tax expires in 2029.

Voters in Sonoma County have rejected Measure G, a half-cent sales tax that would have raised $51 million annually to supplement existing services by the county’s 38 fire agencies.

Measure G needed two-thirds approval and received 61.77 percent with all precincts reporting early Wednesday morning.

Under Measure G, 90 percent of the tax proceeds were to go to incorporated and unincorporated fire agencies for alerts, warnings, sirens, vegetation management, response, wildfire prevention and preparedness, recruitment and retention of firefighters, equipment and facilities.


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