Measure H: But it IS a Tax INCREASE
Passage of Measure H means PUSD’s parcel tax can rise 3% annually in perpetuity. That’s 1% higher than the current 2% limit. We can expect a 3% yearly, since PUSD’s BAC has always implemented the max increase.
Other than the blatant gaslighting and dishonesty of the “Not a tax increase” rhetoric, Measure H is flawed because the combined effect of a perpetual compounding at 3% has the potential to set the parcel tax at $32,000 in the future. That’s the danger of a perpetual tax that requires a super majority to modify. Seems kind of mean to dump the prospect of a huge parcel tax on future Piedmonters.
Yes, PUSD needs supplemental funding, but we shouldn’t reward PUSD’s dishonesty and lack of forethought. Let PUSD return in 2027 with candor, honesty, and a responsible long-term parcel tax that is not perpetual…at least not at 3%.