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Article: Voters decide against parcel tax: West Contra Costa school district will have to make almost $10 million in cuts annually once current levy expires.
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- Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA)
- Article date:
- August 29, 2007
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Byline: Kimberly S. Wetzel
Aug. 29--Beginning in 2009, students in the West Contra Costa school district may face the possibility of no counselors to advise them, librarians to sharpen their reading skills or the opportunity to score a touchdown.
Election results for the district's Measure G parcel tax released Tuesday night show that the measure did not receive the required two-thirds vote to pass. Fifty-four percent of voters said yes to paying 11 cents per square foot of property they own to help the district continue to offer school supplies, reduced class sizes and athletic programs to its students.
The results mean that once the current ...