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Presenter: Measure M helped stabilize Vacaville services after the recession, speaker says
Summary
A presenter outlined Measure M’s history and local effects, saying voters approved the quarter-cent tax in 2012 and a 2016 extension that raised the rate to three-quarters of a cent; the presenter credited the measure with funding 28 city positions and multiple local projects while noting ongoing cost pressures.
A presenter explained that Measure M, a local sales tax approved after the Great Recession, has provided stable funding for Vacaville services since 2012.
The presenter said that "In 2012, right after the Great Recession, 70% of Vacaville voters approved a quarter cent local sales tax to protect the services people rely on every day, police, fire, emergency response, and basic neighborhood safety." The presentation noted voters later approved an extension in 2016 that added a half cent and extended the measure for 20 years, bringing the total rate to three-quarters of a cent.
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