San Clemente 1% Sales Tax for Natural Hazards Protection and Resilience
Plain-English Summary
This measure proposes a 1% local sales tax increase in San Clemente for 10 years to fund fire protection and beach restoration efforts. Half of the revenue would go to beach protection, and the other half to wildfire prevention and fire protection. The current sales tax rate in San Clemente is 7.75%.
What each outcome does
If the measure passes, the sales tax rate in San Clemente will increase by 1% to 8.75% for 10 years. The additional revenue will be split equally between beach protection and wildfire prevention/fire protection programs.
If the measure fails, the sales tax rate in San Clemente will remain at 7.75%. The city will not receive dedicated local sales tax revenue for beach restoration and wildfire protection as proposed by this measure.
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