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A Modoc County Creation of the Last Frontier Healthcare District, Measure Q ballot proposition was on the August 31, 2010 ballot in Modoc County, where it was approved.[1]
The Last Frontier Healthcare District now owns and operates the Modoc Medical Center.
Voters also approved Measure R, a $195/year parcel tax to support the continued operations of the hospital.[2]
Prior to the passage of Measure Q, the Modoc Medical Center was owned and operated by Modoc County, and had been operating at a millions-a-year deficit. That deficit, in turn, was part of the reason that Modoc County's overall budget was running at a $12.5 million annual deficit.[3]
The newly-created hospital district was 400 miles northeast of San Francisco.
| Measure Q | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| 1,636 | 70.14% | |||
| No | 696 | 29.85% | ||
Residents of the county feared that if Measures Q and R had lost, the hospital would have to close.[4]
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Categories: [Incorporation, merging and boundaries of local jurisdictions, California, 2010] [Certified_past_date_local_ballot_measures]