Burlingame schools parcel tax leading

03-03-2010

By Neil Gonzales/San Mateo County Times

For a second week in a row, Peninsula voters have given a thumbs-up to a parcel tax measure aimed at keeping money flowing into local schools. The Burlingame School District's Measure B garnered 71 percent support in the all-mail election concluded Tuesday, according to semiofficial results from the San Mateo County elections office. A parcel tax needs a two-thirds majority to win. "We're jazzed," Trustee Michael Barber said. "We're happy Burlingame is supporting its schools again. This prevents some major budget cuts." Measure A continues a $180 annual tax for 10 years. It will extend the existing tax that was set to expire in June 2011 and generates about $1.4 million a year to protect math, science, reading and other programs as well as retain teachers, district leaders said. (more...)

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