To provide the City of Blythe with funding to maintain police and fire services, fund blight and building abatement, address homelessness, attract/retain businesses, replace aging public safety equipment, make street/pothole repairs, and fund other general services, shall the measure establishing a 1% local sales tax (transactions and use tax) that will raise approximately $1,144,000 annually, until ended by voters, with annual independent audits and all funds remaining in Blythe, be adopted?
2, Riverside County • 2020 • Measure
Passed
Result: 70.9% yes, 29.1% no (1,435 votes cast)
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This measure established a 1% local sales tax in Blythe, California to generate approximately $1,144,000 annually for general city services including police, fire, street repairs, blight abatement, homelessness programs, and public safety equipment. The tax continues indefinitely until ended by voters and requires annual independent audits with all funds remaining within Blythe.