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A City of Arroyo Grande bond proposition, Measure A was on the June 5, 2012 ballot for voters in the City of Arroyo Grande in San Luis Obispo County, where it was defeated.
If voters had approved Measure A, the city would have been authorized to borrow $6.7 million.
A two-thirds (66.67%) vote was required for passage. (In California, a 55 percent supermajority vote is required to approve school bond measures, but a two-thirds (66.67%) vote is required to approve city bonds.)
| Measure A | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| 2,140 | 39.35% | |||
| Yes | 3,299 | 60.65% | ||
The question on the ballot:
| MEASURE A: "Shall the City of Arroyo Grande fund construction of a new Police Station and refinance the 2003 Fire Station bonds by issuing 30-year bonds not to exceed $6,700,000 provided that the tax rate is maintained at or below the existing tax rate for the Fire Station bonds and a portion of the bond payments will be paid by revenues from the 2006 Local Sales Tax Measure?"[1] |
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