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Board hears feasibility plan and timeline for renewing Palo Alto parcel tax
Summary
A consultant told the Palo Alto Unified School District board that the district's parcel tax (currently $836) will lapse in 2026—27 unless renewed and recommended a feasibility study and polling to gauge voter support for renewal or an increase; public comment flagged fiscal coordination and timing concerns.
Charles Heath, a consultant to the district, told the Palo Alto Unified School District board on May 13 that the district's parcel tax, currently approved at $836 per parcel and set to expire in fiscal year 2026—27, could require voters to approve a renewal as early as 2026 to avoid a funding gap.
Heath said parcel taxes in California require a two-thirds vote unless placed on the ballot through a complicated initiative process, reviewed the district's history of parcel-tax measures and described options for rate, duration and voter protections. He said the $836 rate, with a 2% annual inflation adjustment, would equate…
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