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Fresno Mayor Announces Tax Proposal That Might Compete With Other Parks Tax Initiative

The Fresno mayor announced a sales tax initiative he will propose to the City Council on Thursday. The proposal could end up competing with another measure that’s vying for a spot on the November ballot. Fresno Mayor Lee Brand wants to raise money for public safety and parks. He’s proposing a half-cent sales tax. If approved by the city council and voters, it could raise up to fifty million dollars a year for the next 15 years. Half of the money would go to local law enforcement and the other half would implement long-awaited improvements to Fresno’s parks system. “I did not make this decision lightly,” says Brand. “I believe my 10 year economic plan for creating at least 10 thousand new jobs in Fresno will dramatically improve our economic base, and eventually fund many of these improvements, but we can’t wait ten or fifteen years.” Another initiative, Fresno for Parks, has been gathering signatures for a ballot measure that would impose a three-eighths cent sales tax to support parks
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