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Isla Vista Utility Tax Put to the Voters

An approved tax would raise funding for parking, public safety, and tenant mediation services.

Isla Vista Utility Tax Put to the Voters
Isla Vista students vote. (Nov. 8, 2016)

County supervisors approved an 8 percent utility user tax on Isla Vista households for the June 5 ballot. If approved by two-thirds of I.V. voters, the tax would raise about $642,000 for the recently formed Community Services District annually from gas, water, electricity, sewer, and garbage services to fund “local improvements to parking, public safety, lighting, and sidewalks; provide tenant mediation services; create a municipal advisory council; and operate community facilities and events,” according to the ballot language.