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Claremont council narrowly approves polling to explore 1¢ local sales tax measure
Summary
Council voted 3–2 to authorize staff to hire FM3 for polling (not to exceed $37,750) to test voter support for a possible November 2026 local transactional sales‑tax measure; council members debated tax fatigue, timing risks from concurrent county proposals and the potential $6.7 million annual yield from a 1% increase.
Claremont — The City Council on March 10 authorized staff to engage Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates (FM3) to conduct research and polling for a potential local sales‑and‑use transactional tax, in a 3–2 roll call vote.
Staff estimated a 1% (one‑cent) local transactional tax would generate roughly $6.7 million annually for the city and become effective April 1, 2027, if voters approve…
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