Buena Park parcel tax defeated

06-10-2010

By Michael Mello and Amanda Portillo/Orange County Register

A parcel tax that would have provided $1 million to the struggling Buena Park School District suffered a sound defeat in Tuesday's election. Of about 3,000 voters who cast ballots on the measure, 50.66 percent voted "yes" and 49.34 percent voted "no." The measure needed more than 66 percent to pass. "It's very disappointing," school board member Barbara Michel said. "We put it out there for the community to vote on. It was their choice." Rosanne Jasieniecki, who wrote the ballot argument opposing the measure, said she's happy with the outcome. "It's encouraging to know that the voters are paying attention and understand that all Californians have to live within our means during these difficult economic times," she said. (more...)

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