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RV Transient Tax Added To Ballot To Raise Firefighting Funds
Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through The Ukiah Daily Journal's website.
The Ukiah Daily Journal, a California news outlet, reports that Mendocino County will begin collecting a 10 percent transient occupancy tax from private campgrounds, recreational vehicle parks, and tent sites, if the measure is approved by voters in the general election on March 3, 2020. The tax would only be applied to the first 30 days spent at a location, and would be waived if the stay extended longer than 30 days. The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved adding the measure to the ballot and expect the new tax stream will add about $1 million to county coffers.
County officials say the increased tax revenues will go to help fire fighting in the county, with 75 percent going to fire agencies within Mendocino County and 25 percent to be used at the discretion of the Fire Chief’s Association. Located along California’s north coast, Mendocino County is home to some of the nation’s most magnificent stands of giant redwoods but has suffered repeated wildfires and evacuations in the past several years, including the Burris Fire this October. Commissioners noted that local fire departments are at the breaking point.
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