""take a hard look at the parcel tax""
""Ten years ago, we thought we were already pretty well funded," Collins said. "If you'd told in just 10 years we'd have more than double what he had then, we'd have been shocked and delighted.""
""These are very positive numbers," Charles Heath, a consultant on the project, said at the meeting. "We don't always see that for two-thirds tax measures you start comfortably above the passage threshold.""
""Do you at some point reach a level... where you're spending a significantly larger sum of money per (person)?" Salman asked."
The Palo Alto school district faces declining enrollment and increasing property tax revenue, prompting questions about the need to renew the $905 parcel tax. The tax generates about $16.5 million annually and is up for renewal, with the board targeting a June 2026 ballot measure. A True North Research survey of 504 residents showed roughly 73% support for renewal, above the two-thirds threshold required. Some board members favor a seven-year renewal starting at $941 with 2% annual increases, while others propose a shorter measure to allow reassessment based on future financial conditions.
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