San Rafael City Bonds, Measure G (November 2009)
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A San Rafael City Bonds, Measure G ballot proposition was on the November 3, 2009 ballot in Marin County for voters in the City of San Rafael, where it was approved.[1]
- Yes: 5,707 (60.97%)
- No: 3,654 (39.03%)
Measure G gives San Rafael permission to take on $89 million of debt. The debt will allow the city to build a public-safety building and make repairs to city fire stations. The San Rafael City Council voted unanimously to put the measure on the ballot.[2]
A two-thirds supermajority vote was required for approval.
Measure G will cost the average homeowner in the city $16 annually at first, eventually rising to $41 per $100,000 of assessed value over the life of the project.
As of 2007, the population of San Rafael was estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau at 55,649.
Endorsement
The Marin Independent Journal urged passage of the bond, citing concerns that the "city's police station and its firehouses are cramped and not up to modern workplace standards, let alone today's seismic-safety codes". [3]
Ballot question
The question voters saw was, "To protect the safety of San Rafael residents and maintain rapid emergency response by upgrading/replacing aging police/fire stations and related city facilities to accommodate modern firefighting/lifesaving emergency medical equipment and provide an earthquake-safe dispatch center and police/fire stations so emergency communications and police/fire/paramedic units remain operational in disasters, shall the City of San Rafael issue $88 million in bonds with independent oversight, no money for administrators and all funds staying local?"
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References
- ↑ CBS 5, "Nine local measures on Marin ballot November 3", October 23, 2009
- ↑ Marin Independent Journal, "Bond measure set for Nov. 3 in San Rafael", August 3, 2009
- ↑ Marin Independent Journal "Editorial: IJ recommends San Rafael voters pass Measure G", October 6, 2009
