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Parcel tax poll results questioned
- 02-04-2010
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By Maureen Magee/San Diego Union-Tribune
Critics are questioning the validity of a poll showing strong support for a parcel tax that could raise millions of dollars for cash-strapped San Diego schools. Citing results of a survey that shows some San Diego Unified School District voters were amenable to a parcel tax, the San Diego school board on Jan. 26 decided to further study the concept. Trustees said proceeds from such a tax could help the district preserve jobs and programs that are threatened by state cuts to education. The district faces an estimated $93 million deficit to next year’s $1.2 billion operating budget. The phone survey, which was conducted in October, quizzed 500 voters on a hypothetical parcel tax in an effort gauge their support. Subsets of questions were asked of smaller pools of voters. (more...)
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