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Thursday: Menlo Park district to decide on parcel tax timing

Original post made on Mar 12, 2020

Menlo Park City School District officials will decide on whether to place a measure to renew or replace an existing parcel tax on the November ballot during a March 12 meeting.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, March 12, 2020, 8:42 AM

Comments (5)

Posted by new guy
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Mar 12, 2020 at 11:39 am

So, as most taxpayers fortunes fall and the economy is going to take time to recover, let's waste money putting tax increases on the ballot to bail out teacher/administrator pensions. I suggest this all gets tabled. I hope the failure of the latest prop 13 pours a huge dose of reality over the Superintendent. Sounds like the current board is thankfully a little more realistic.


Posted by MP resident
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Mar 12, 2020 at 1:26 pm

Where does this end?
I agree with New Guy above.


Posted by Menlo Voter.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Mar 12, 2020 at 3:45 pm

No more parcel taxes! Period! Get your financial house in order and figure out how to live within your means like the rest of us.


Posted by Tax fatigue
a resident of Menlo Park: Felton Gables
on Mar 12, 2020 at 5:10 pm

Over half of the local tax and bond measures are failing from this last election. Wake up MPCSD! People won't be feeling as charitable with the slowdown and COVID-19. Stop wasting our money on political consultants. Revenue and property taxes have grown tremendously but has been outpaced by spending. Stop ignoring the real problem: pensions and MPCSD's compensation philosophy that is compounding the problem.


Posted by Jack Hickey
a resident of Woodside: Emerald Hills
on Mar 12, 2020 at 10:56 pm

The "distance learning option"closures provide a great opportunity for parents to get closer to their children while maintaining a social distance from the larger population. For those in the MPCSD, which is a basic aid district, keeping your child out of school will save the district beaucoup bucks! It's time to de-institutionalize our children. Enjoy your home fulltime! Reclaim your right to be a daycare person without a government permit. And, stop the board from putting more tax measures on the ballot!


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