225 / 69.0% Yes votes ...... 101 / 31.0% No votes

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Dated: August 21, 1998

PATRICK K. FAULKNER
County Counsel

This Measure will not raise your property tax rate.

It allows the Stinson Beach County Water District to retain its pro rata share of property revenues collected in the four fiscal years 1998/99 through 2001/02. The increase in the appropriations limit will allow the District to retain the full amount of property tax revenues. If the measure fails, the lost revenue would have to be made up by an increase in water rates.

Without this measure, revenues over the appropriations limit must be refunded to the State of California. The benefit to the community is substantial if the available funds are retained and used for District-wide purposes.

The District uses these revenues for capital improvements, major maintenance of our water system and related facilities. Typical examples for possible uses of the funds are general improvements to the water distribution system, upgrading the water treatment plant to conform with new federal Safe Drinking Water standards and replacement of fire hydrants.

s/ Joseph Veit

President, Board of Directors

s/ Jim Zell

Vice President, Board of Directors

s/ Elizabeth Sapanai

Director, Board of Directors

s/ Robert Oliver

Director, Board of Directors

s/ Charles Dutkin

Director, Board of Directors

(No arguments against Measure R were submitted)