17, 2021, more than 2,200 ballots were returned out of a total of 7,342 that were sent out, said Kenny Mostern, a principal of MK Election Services, contracted to run the election process for the district. Non-residential resort properties would have a tax increase of $175 per acre.Īs of Friday, Dec. The passage of Measure A would allow the district to implement a yearly property tax model that may include a range of $122 to $175 per unit for residential properties $175 to $870 per parcel based on acreage size for vacant, non-agricultural acreage $87 to $435 per parcel based on acreage size for agricultural land and $350 to $1,740 per parcel based on square footage for non-residential buildings. The measure would pass if two-thirds of the ballots received voted “yes.” A “no” vote would stop the formation of a CSD and prevent the proposed property tax increases and bond issuance. More specifically, the tax funds will go toward the construction of a new station on the Soda Bay corridor, purchase of a fire engine and ambulances for the new station and staffing recruitment and salaries for the new station. 2021-1 to levy special taxes on properties within its boundaries and authorize a bond to be issued in the amount of $4 million for the purpose of financing facilities and services. A “yes” vote would allow the KFPD to form the Kelseyville Fire Protection District Community Facilities District No. Measure A asks for a “yes” or “no” vote to a two-part question. “The CFD special tax, by contrast, is assessed against the property but is not based on the assessed value of the property.”
“It limited local government entities and special districts from being able to access certain funding opportunities for new facilities,” NBS states on its website,. Mello Roos was passed in response to Proposition 13, a 1978 law that restricted property taxes to 1% of the assessed value and rate increases on the assessment of properties to 2% per year. A CFD is a special tax district that a public agency may form as a “means of obtaining additional public funding and financing for various services and infrastructural improvements in California by imposing special taxes on property,” according to the district’s consulting firm, NBS. It’s specific to the KFPD, which seeks to establish a community facilities district (CFD) through the Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982. Tuesday’s non-polling special election does not apply to the entire county. KELSEYVILLE - Measure A special election ballots sent last month to registered voters within the Kelseyville Fire Protection District (KFPD) have to be returned by mail or dropped in a ballot box in front of the Main Street station before 8 p.m., Tuesday, Dec.