Why did they sign the agreement with the City of Grass Valley and put out the original notice of July 1st to begin with? As a lay person, I knew the operative date for the new tax was October 1st.

In order to reopen a fire station that has been closed for 16 years, the Higgins Fire District Board is pursuing a property tax.

“If the justification for this 4th attempt to raise funds is to cover their funding shortfalls, recruit new firefighters and buy new equipment, it is a sleight of hand to claim that the main purpose of this new tax is to reopen a fire station because of its appeal to property owners.”

According to Fran Freedle, passing the TPA will protect taxpayers.

Voters in Nevada City will see Measure C on their ballot for the March 5, 2024 Primary Election. A two-thirds majority is required for the measure to pass.

Local residents gathered to hear from a panel of local leaders about Measure B, a citywide sales tax initiative which will appear on the March 5th primary ballot for residents of the City of Grass Valley.

California families already pay the highest taxes in the nation, and all taxpayers are at risk of even higher taxes.

In March, residents of the City of Grass Valley will see Measure B on their ballots, which proposes a sales tax increase.

The City of Grass Valley, California is contemplating placing a measure on the March 2024 ballot that would raise the sales tax rate for businesses, consumers, and residents of Grass Valley to 8.875%.

Grass Valley City Manager presented the proposed general sales tax measure as a half-percent sales tax within the City limits which he said would fund fire resiliency and vegetation management. The proposed sales tax, if sent to the voters as a measure on the ballot in March 2024 by the city council, would generate about $3.4 million dollars for the City’s general fund per year.

The Grass Valley City Council held a special meeting for the public to voice concerns and ideas related to wildfire risk.

Expenses related to Measure V have now totaled $236,143.04. Spearheaded by the CEO’s Office, none of these expenses ever came before the Board or the Auditor. When questioned about how the costs were expensed, Ms. Wills explained they were in the catch-all category commingled with many other costs in that category. There was no way the Auditor would have known about a special project.

The Board of Supervisors (“BOS”) retroactively approved a contract with political consultants, Lew Edwards Group, in order to provide campaign services to the county chief executive officer’s office with taxpayer dollars.