Board Votes for Extension of Regional Open Space, Wildlife, Shoreline and Parks Bond

On August 5 the East Bay Regional Park District Board of Directors took the final step to place a proposition on the November 4 ballot. The proposition, which has the ballot designation of Measure WW, would extend a bond measure (Measure AA) passed in 1988 without raising the present property tax rates above the present rate of $10 per year, per $100,000.

Of the $500 million, $375 million of the revenue (75%) will fund regional park acquisitions and capital projects, with $26.2 million (7%) of that amount held in reserve for unanticipated future needs and opportunities.

In addition, $125 million (25%) of proceeds will go to cities, special park and recreation districts, and county service areas for their park and recreation services. Livermore voters are not part of this extension tax as Murray Township was not within the Regional Park’s jurisdiction in the initial bond measure. EBRPD continues to serve this community through new acquisitions of parklands.

Links to:

• Measure WW - Regional Open Space, Wildlife, Shoreline and Parks Bond Extension Fact Sheet and Local Park Agency Allocations
  en Español Medida WW - Bono de Extensión Regional de Parques, Espacio Abierto, Vida Silvestre y Playas
• Measure WW - Regional Open Space, Wildlife, Shoreline and Parks Bond Extension Project List
• Measure WW - Regional Open Space, Wildlife, Shoreline and Parks Bond Extension Projects Map

For additional information, visit www.ebparks.org/news/measureAA.