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Pacific Grove assigns Measure R; voter-guide filings are due Thursday noon
Pacific Grove's City Clerk now identifies the proposed 0.375% transactions-and-use tax as Measure R. The official election notice sets noon Thursday, August 13, as the deadline for the City Attorney's impartial analysis and for primary arguments supporting or opposing the measure.
Pacific Grove citywide ballot • filing deadline Thursday at noon
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Pacific Grove's City Clerk now identifies the proposed 0.375% transactions-and-use tax as Measure R. The official election notice sets noon Thursday, August 13, as the deadline for the City Attorney's impartial analysis and for primary arguments supporting or opposing the measure.
Rebuttals are due August 20.
The city says the measure would raise about $1 million annually for ten years for general services, with independent audits and local control; examples named in the question include streets, parks, beaches, fire, paramedic, crime prevention and 9-1-1 response.
MyPG.news will publish the filed documents separately and label government analysis apart from campaign arguments.
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Pacific Grove's City Clerk now identifies the proposed 0.375% transactions-and-use tax as Measure R. The official election notice sets noon Thursday, August 13, as the deadline for the City Attorney's impartial analysis and for primary arguments supporting or opposing the measure. Rebuttals are due August 20. The city says the measure would raise about $1 million annually for ten years for general services, with independent audits and local control; examples named in the question include streets, parks, beaches, fire, paramedic, crime prevention and 9-1-1 response. MyPG.news will publish the filed documents separately and label government analysis apart from campaign arguments.
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