Prop 414 failing could have further impact on TFD's call loads and recruitment efforts

City Council knows best?

Pop quiz!Who is your city council member?And if you can answer that, please move on to the next question:Do you know or care what they think?The landslide defeat of Tucson’s Prop 414 yesterday has us wondering about the political strength and power of persuasion that comes with the title “City Council member.”The Tucson City Council and mayor had unanimously decided on the plan and asked voters to ratify it, and the local Democratic Party threw …

Prop 414 failing could have further impact on TFD's call loads and recruitment efforts

Back in 2008 the Tucson Fire Department said they had 673 firefighters, but now they have 645.We are operating beyond capacity right now, said TFD Fire Chief Chuck Ryan.Ryan worked with city leaders and the Tucson Police Department on the things that would have been included in Prop 414, a proposed half-cent sales tax increase. However, it didnt pass. Over $24 million would have been allocated to TFD over ten years if it had.The needs exceed the…

Tucson Voters Overwhelmingly Defeat Tax Hike Proposition

Early results show that Tucson’s Proposition 414 is failing about 30% to 70%. That proposition would have increased Tucson’s rate by 0.50, bringing the total rate to 9.20% from the current 8.70%. Tucson voters have a history of approving sales tax increases whose proponents claim the funds raised will go mostly to public safety. In...

Tucson voters reject Prop 414, demand fiscal responsibility from city hall

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) - Tucson voters have decisively rejected Proposition 414, a measure that proposed raising the city's sales tax by a half-cent. The defeat sends a message to City

Tucson residents vote down Prop 414 tax increase, according to unofficial results - AZ Luminaria

Proposition 414, an initiative that would have increased local sales tax by half a percent to a total of 9.2%, was failing after voting ended Tuesday according to unofficial results from the city of Tucson.The city received 76,480 ballots, 25.01% of eligible voters in the area, with 53,350, or 69.76%, voting against the measure. Another 23,084 voters, or 30.18%, voted yes.“Public safety is really going to lose out on on some desperately needed f…

Tucson voters soundly reject Prop. 414 sales tax

Tucson voters rejected Proposition 414 by a wide margin, unofficial results Tuesday night show.