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Alameda County staff recommend 'snap' polling after mixed support for $134M fire‑infrastructure bond
Summary
County fire and finance staff updated supervisors on a proposed general‑obligation bond to fund seven unincorporated fire stations and a training center. Polling showed strong overall support but weaker support in unincorporated areas; staff proposed narrower "snap" polling focusing on fire stations only (estimated at about $18.50 per $100,000 assessed value).
County staff told the Alameda County Board of Supervisors on Nov. 19 that polling results for a proposed general‑obligation bond to fund unincorporated‑area fire stations and a training center were mixed and recommended additional targeted polling before putting the measure on the ballot.
The fire chief briefed the board on changing cost estimates. An earlier staff estimate put fire stations and a training center at about $97 million; subsequent polling used a $150 million figure…
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