What is Measure E?
Measure E asks Westminster voters to add an additional half percent (0.05%) sales tax — seen on the ballot as ½% — to secure the city’s financial stability. That tax would be added on to the existing sales tax and would provide an estimated $8 million dollars annually, the authors of the measure say.
Those funds would help close a nearly $9 million budget gap and go to just about every service the city offers, including the upkeep and safety of public parks, protecting local drinking water supplies and supporting local businesses. The authors say the money would also be used to address homelessness by maintaining a new shelter and providing job training as well as mental health and substance abuse services.
The authors of the measure say the tax increase will prevent future cuts to essential services like 911 emergency response, neighborhood patrols, police, firefighters, paramedics and the special units that cover drugs, gangs, domestic violence and human trafficking.
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Official title on the ballot: City of Westminster, Westminster Safety, Services Stabilization Measure
Here’s what the proposal says:
“To sustain Westminster’s long-term financial stability, restore/prevent future cuts to services including 911 emergency response, police, neighborhood patrols, drug/gang/domestic…
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