Taxing decisions: Humboldt County voters face 5 tax measures

◼ With Election Day on Tuesday, Humboldt County residents are once again being asked to open their wallets for the benefit of the community. - Clay McGlaughlin/Times-Standard

Several measures on the ballot — Q, T, U and V — address financial shortfalls in specific cities as they struggle to make ends meet, and Measure Z seeks to raise additional funds for the county as a whole through a sales tax increase. KEEP READING, click here

TAX, TAX, TAX, BAN AND BONDHumboldt County Ballot Measures

Updating: (WEBMASTER'S NOTE: We are trying to add links to the pro/con sides of the Measures, as well as links to the candidate's pages, please send any such links to Email: admin@hrwf-ca.org

WANNA PAY MORE TAXES?
Look what’s on the Ballot locally. You may not see it when you get your individual ballot, but here you can see the big picture - individual towns wanting to add sales taxes, & the County wanting to add a sales tax on top of that.

◼ MEASURE P: GMO BAN
CITY OF EUREKA - PROHIBITION ON THE PROPAGATION, CULTIVATION, RAISING & GROWING OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY.

◼ MEASURE Q: SALES TAX
EUREKA SALES TAX EXTENSION. (Measure O voted in November 2010, was set to expire)

◼ MEASURE R: HIKE MIN. WAGE
EUREKA FAIR WAGE ACT (Seeks to raise the minimum wage in Eureka to $12 an hour)

◼ Measure R

◼ MEASURE S: BOND
EUREKA CITY SCHOOLS CLASSROOM REPAIR, TECHNOLOGY & JOB TRAINING BOND MEASURE.

◼ MEASURE T: UTILITY TAX
BLUE LAKE - 4% TAX ON GAS AND ELECTRIC USAGE

◼ MEASURE U: SALES TAX
RIO DELL - ANOTHER TEMPORARY SALES TAX

◼ MEASURE V: SALES TAX
FORTUNA - FORTUNA BUDGET STABILIZATION MEASURE - ANOTHER SALES TAX

◼ MEASURE W: BOND
FORTUNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND OF 2014

◼ MEASURE X: BOND
SOUTHERN HUMBOLDT JOINT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND OF 2014

◼ MEASURE Y: BOND
JACOBY CREEK CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICT GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND OF 2014

◼ MEASURE Z: SALES TAX
HUMBOLDT COUNTY PUBLIC SAFETY/ESSENTIAL SERVICES MEASURE - ANOTHER SALES TAX INCREASE, THIS ONE IS COUNTY WIDE

Shall County of Humboldt pursuant to County Ordinance No. 2517 enact a 1/2% (0.5%) sales tax, for five years, all revenue for the County, none for the State of California, with annual audits and public review?

◼ Measure Z
◼ The County is pushing Measure Z but it's very difficult to find any information about WHAT IT IS on the page. Follow this link ◼ What is Measure Z? which says: On July 22, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to place Measure Z on the November 4, 2014, ballot to maintain and improve essential Humboldt County services, including public safety. If adopted by voters, Measure Z will, by law, expire in five years.

◼ PRO Z Page: http://yesonzforhumboldt.org/facts/

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And THAT'S NOT ALL:
ELECT YOUR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES:

Council Member; City of Arcata: 4 Year Term (Vote for 2)

◼ Sofia Pereira
◼ Juan Daniel Fernandez
◼ Jason Carr
◼ Mark E. Wheetley
◼ Patrick Hyland

Council Member; City of Arcata: 2 Year Term

◼ Ryan Kaplan
◼ Paul Pitino

Council Member; City of Blue Lake: (Vote for 2)

◼ John Sawatzky
◼ Jean S. Lynch

Mayor; City of Eureka: 4 Year Term

◼ Frank J. Jager - Unopposed

Council Member; City of Eureka; Ward 1

◼ Marian Brady - Unopposed

Council Member; City of Eureka; Ward 3

◼ Mike L. Newman
◼ Kim Bergel

Council Member; City of Eureka; Ward 5

◼ Chet Albin
◼ Natalie Arroyo

City Mayor; City of Ferndale

◼ Daniel Brown
◼ Don Hindley

Council Member; City of Ferndale (Vote for 2)

◼ Doug Brower
◼ Michael Sweeney
◼ Jorgen Von Frausing-Borch

Council Member; City of Fortuna (Vote for 3)

◼ Sue Long
◼ Tiara Brown
◼ Joshua M. Brown
◼ Linda Gardner

Council Member; City of Rio Dell (3 Elected)

◼ Timothy R. Marks
◼ Debra L. Garnes
◼ Gordon Johnson

Council Member; City of Trinidad (3 Elected)

◼ James H. Baker

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