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Santa Monica-Malibu schools going mail-in route for parcel tax election
- 03-09-2010
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By Nicole Santa Cruz/Los Angeles Times
Neil Carrey has sometimes been critical of spending in the Santa Monica-Malibu school district. But now, he says, the district has done nothing wrong -- it's just not getting enough money from the state. "This is not like the boy who cried wolf," he said. "This is real." As a result of anticipated budget shortfalls, the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District will ask voters -- by mail -- to support a parcel tax that could stave off teacher layoffs and maintain such classes as art and music. The five-year tax on residential and commercial property would be $198 per parcel, bringing the district's per-parcel tax to $544, with a senior citizen exemption. The ballots will go out April 26 and are due May 25. (more...)
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