Shall the City of Adelanto 's measure, to fund parks/recreation programs, capital improvements/other infrastructure projects, public safety, and to fight illegal dumping and blight, enacting a vacant property tax on parcels used less than 50 days per year, at rates ranging from $50.00/acre to $600.00/acre annually, for 20 years, based on zoning, raising about $6,200,000/year, with citizen oversight and hardship exemptions for seniors and low-income individuals, be adopted?
2, San Bernardino County • 2020 • Measure
Failed
Result: 65.7% yes, 34.3% no (8,405 votes cast)
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This measure would have enacted a vacant property tax on parcels used less than 50 days per year at rates of $50-$600 per acre annually for 20 years, with exemptions for seniors and low-income individuals. The tax was projected to raise approximately $6.2 million per year to fund parks, recreation, infrastructure, public safety, and anti-blight efforts in Adelanto.