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News Briefs
Public to discuss transportation tax
Members of the public are invited to voice their opinions about the proposed county transportation tax today during the "transportation summit" being held at he Santa Clara Convention Center on the corner of Tasman Drive and Great America Parkway, beginning at 2 p.m. For more information, call Valley Transit Authority at 321-5680.
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors approved the inclusion of transportation Measure B on this November's ballot. The tax would create a 20-year, half-cent sales tax if passed by voters. The largest portion of the $1.4 billion revenue collected from the tax would be used for a $165 million BART extension.
No matter how Alameda County votes on the measure, the extension will not happen without the approval of Santa Clara County voters. The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors has not yet voted whether or not to include the transportation measure on this county's ballot. The measure will not be included unless four of the five board members approve it.
Parcel tax set for November ballot
The Santa Clara Valley Water District board voted unanimously last Tuesday to include a $39 parcel tax on this November's ballot. The 15-year tax would raise an estimated $24 million toward flood protection and environmental restoration programs.
Water district officials said that the flood programs funded by the tax would be aimed at protecting 13,600 homes, 1,040 of businesses, 200 miles of highways and streets, and 43 schools. The tax would also fund wildlife and environmental improvement programs.
The parcel tax would need a two-thirds vote to pass.
Reduced price lunches are available through FUHSD
The Fremont Union High School District announced it will provide free and reduced-price meals for children served under the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs.
Students who are members of food stamp households, California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKS) assistance units or who receive benefits from the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) are automatically eligible for benefits regardless of the income of the household they reside in. Other students must meet household size and income criteria to determine eligibility for meal benefits.
Application forms are available at Cupertino, Fremont, Homestead, Lynbrook and Monta Vista High Schools and can be returned to the school at any time during the school year. For more information on eligibility and policy on the lunch program, call Erna Siegel, manager of food services for the district at 408.522.2216 or the food service supervisor's office at all five high schools.
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