Three Arcata City Council Seats and a Tax Measure Up for Election in November
Press release from the City of Arcata:
The City of Arcata will hold a general municipal election on Tuesday, November 5. Three seats on the Arcata City Council will be up for election and one measure will be included on the ballot.
The City Council adopts laws and sets policies to guide the City Manager and City staff in City operations. City Council members attend two regular City Council meetings each month in addition to other special meetings, study sessions and other monthly meetings of various regional agency partners.
Nomination papers for the City Council seats will be available by appointment beginning at 9 a.m. on Monday, July 15 through Friday, August 9 at the City Manager’s Office in City Hall, located at 736 F Street. Issuance of nomination papers can take up to an hour and appointments are required. To make an appointment, please call (707) 822-5953.
Qualifications for individuals who wish to run for a seat on the Arcata City Council include that they must be at least 18 years old, must live within Arcata city limits and must be registered to vote at their Arcata residence address. Nominees must also obtain at least 20, but no more than 30, signatures of registered voters who reside within Arcata city limits and are registered to vote at their Arcata residence.
The ballot measure to be voted on at the November 2024 General Election is a measure to increase the City’s Transactions and Use Tax.
Primary arguments for or against a ballot measure must be received by the City Clerk by Friday, July 19 with rebuttal arguments due on Tuesday, July 30. For more information on the requirements for submitting an argument for or against a ballot measure, please contact the City Clerk by email at [email protected] or by calling (707) 825-2103.
For more information, please visit cityofarcata.org or call (707) 822-5953.
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If government is doing its job honestly it wont need to RAISE TAXES.
New TAXES !
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Transaction Tax
Adding a sales tax to other financial ‘assets’. Retirement, stocks, bonds etc.
If an investor sells an asset worth $1,000, they would be charged $1 on the transaction under a 0.1 percent financial transaction tax (FTT).
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Use Tax is defined as a tax on the storage, use, or consumption of a taxable item or service on which no sales tax has been paid.
IMHO: Probably going to go after credit cards used ‘out of state’.
Gas taxes, sales tax on most everything.
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Potentially opens the door to huge money.
Yeah…all that weed tax money never panned out for the county and Arcata too. So now they need to go after more low hanging fruit. YOU the tax payer.
If you wanna know what the tax increase is and what it will apply to you might consider reading the actual measure that will be on the ballot.
If you just wanna rant then carry on.
Let me tell you how it will be
There’s one for you, nineteen for me
‘Cause I’m the taxman
Yeah, I’m the taxman
Should five percent appear too small
Be thankful I don’t take it all
‘Cause I’m the taxman
Yeah, I’m the taxman
I’ll tax the street
(If you try to sit, sit) I’ll tax your seat
(If you get too cold, cold) I’ll tax the heat
(If you take a walk, walk) I’ll tax your feet
(Taxman)
Beatles-
When I was growing up the older folks around me talked down about “those tax-and-spend liberals”. Ha ha! I heard it but I didn’t see it. I grew older as a liberal anarchist. Probably still am, except I have come to see that people are generally too selfish and stupid for anarchy. Ha Ha! Anyways….Arcata is the PRIME example I’ve seen in this life as truly THE Tax-and-Spend town. Luckily it consists mostly of wealthy and the trust-funded or inheritance vultures(those just waiting for their patents to die so they can get that free money). So most are not paying attention. But yet another increase in the tax rate that hits poor as well as rich…while they keep spouting off about being “progressive” and concerned about “equality” and fairness is …well- these people are freaking insane. Or they are lying through their teeth. Yeah- go bury the highway and make more signs telling us you care or just throw that money around and down the drain because it came from a state grant or piss it away on consultants and parties….Gross. Arcata is really disgusting. But I guess if you’re in that cool crowd of the insiders running the show it’s a pretty comfortable ride…gross!
Curious how you came up with “Arcata consists mostly of trustfunded or inheritance vultures”. Have you been in my working class neighborhood lately? I invite you to visit then share how many luxury vehicles & Mc Mansions you notice.