School board puts reduced parcel tax on June ballot

School board puts reduced parcel tax on June ballot

BY STEPHANIE LAMDaily Post Correspondent The Palo Alto school board yesterday unanimously voted to put a parcel tax renewal on the June ballot.  The tax will be at a lower rate, at $800 per parcel over four years. Right now, residents pay $904.92 per parcel.  For months, the school board has been debating whether to put the parcel tax, which will expire in 2027, back on the ballot this June to extend it. Palo Alto Unified has benefited from the …

School Board votes to offer reduced parcel tax rates on June ballot

The Palo Alto Unified School District board Tuesday night voted to cut the June 2026 ballot’s parcel tax rate and duration to reflect declining enrollment and mitigate voter opposition. The Board officially adopted “Option 3,” which would lower the annual rate to $800 per parcel for a four-year term, with no automatic inflation adjustment. The measure will now head to the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters for the June 2 election. To pass, t…

School board advances parcel tax, lowers rate

The Palo Alto Board of Education unanimously voted Tuesday to renew its parcel tax on the June ballot, reducing the rate to $800 per parcel for a period of four years in an effort to sustain community support.  The post School board advances parcel tax, lowers rate appeared first on Palo Alto Online.