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San Luis council approves calling May 20 special election on primary property tax after heated debate
Summary
After more than an hour of debate about timing and voter education, the San Luis City Council voted 4–3 to adopt Resolution No. 2351 to place a primary ad valorem property tax question on the May 20, 2025 special-election ballot.
The San Luis City Council voted 4–3 on Jan. 22 to adopt Resolution No. 2351, ordering a special election on May 20, 2025 to ask voters whether the city should implement a primary ad valorem property tax.
The measure will place a question on the May ballot about the amount to be raised by a primary property tax; the council debate focused less on the content of a final tax rate and more on whether now is the right time to ask voters. Mayor (name not specified in transcript) framed the vote as necessary to address persistent budget needs, saying, “If I gotta bring it every year while I'm the mayor I'm gonna bring it.”
The resolution’s supporters told the…
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