By Kaylin Paschall, TME

A newly proposed sales tax increase will appear on the November ballots for only unincorporated residents of Kern County.

Measure K, as it is referred to by Kern County representatives, could increase sales tax in unincorporated areas of Kern County by “one-cent,” but there has been confusion over what “one-cent” actually means.

Jim Zervis, Chief Operations Officer of Kern County Administrative Offices, as well as Kern Sheriff Donny Youngblood and Kern County Fire Department Deputy Chief Dionisio Mitchell, spoke to concerned citizens and civil service workers about the proposal and answered questions in an open workshop held at the Frazier Park Recreation Building, September 21.

One-Cent or One-Percent?

Confusion over whether the proposed tax increase would…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)

Photo captions:

A house in Pine Mountain Club burns to the ground back in 2009 at 3:30 a.m. on St. Anton Drive. It took only 30 minutes for the house to be lost.

Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood explains the needs of his department and how raised sales taxes could help.

Kern County Administrative Office’s pamphlet discussing newly proposed Measure K and the language to be included on the November ballot.

Chief Operations Officer Jim Zervis answers questions and listens to members of the crowd.

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