Santa Cruz County Elections

December 20, 2005
Special District Election
Ballot Measure

Below is the information based on the Special All-Mail Ballot Election called for December 20, 2005 to consider a Branciforte Fire Protection District measure.

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MEASURE D: Shall the Branciforte Fire Protection District be authorized to continue to impose and make permanent the increase in the special tax within the district, and to deem correct and ratify the collection of the previous voter approved tax from July 1, 1997, through June 30, 2005, and to use said tax funds for district operations as determined by the Board of Directors? Such tax will continue to raise an estimated 39,000.00 dollars per year for the district.