Needing 66.7 percent of the vote to pass, Measure R, the Belmont-Redwood Shores School District parcel tax cruised to a victory Tuesday evening with 71.38 percent of the vote.
The final count was 4,253 YES, to 1,705 NO.
For a complete breakdown of all local election results, including Belmont City Council and BRSSD Board of Trustees, click here.
Measure R is a renewal of two existing school parcel taxes, combined into one payment of $174 per parcel per year. Funds from Measure R would be used to maintain existing local school funding.
The 10-year parcel tax will start July 1, 2015.
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