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What is
​Measure T?

Madera County voters are being asked to consider the renewal of Measure T as a 20-year, ½ cent sales tax to continue to maintain and improve local streets and roads and the overall transportation systems. The 2024 Measure T Expenditure Plan (was created following a comprehensive public outreach program that asked residents to identify their priorities for future transportation programs and projects. The plan was developed by the Measure T Steering Committee which met between October 2023 and April of 2024. Four members from each supervisorial district were independently selected based on applications submitted. This plan would have required a 2/3 majority vote to pass.

A citizens group used that plan with minor changes for a voter petition effort, securing enough signatures from registered voters to place it on the November ballot. Because it was submitted by petition, the threshold for passage was reduced to a simple majority over 50%.

Despite what some folks have suggested - the Citizen Initiate and the Steering Committee Expenditure Plan are exactly the same.   Vote as you see fit but know the facts:
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Joint News Release re: Citizens Initiative

Measure T Ordinance and Expenditure Plan
Petition Certification

Steering Committee Ordinance and Plan 
You may also find this interesting when reading unfounded claims from Sierra Citizens - faqs_response_to_sierra_citizens__r_.pdf

You may also want to learn more about the law surrounding a Citizens Initative:
https://votemadera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Handbook-on-the-Countywide-Initiative-Process-June-2024.pdf

2019 Madera County
Pavement Condition Report

What is in the New Plan?

The renewal of Measure T will:

• Generate approximately $22 million per year based on ½ cent sales tax for an estimated total of $440 million throughout the measure’s lifetime.
• Provide 80% revenue for local road repairs and maintenance, evacuation planning, safe routes to schools and bike and pedestrian planning based on each jurisdiction's needs with 10% set aside for disadvantaged communities.​
• Provide 14.5% for regional projects throughout the County and the Cities of Chowchilla and Madera.
• Double investment in transit services to 4%.
• Include an Oversight Committee to ensure projects and programs in the Plan are funded and/or completed.
• Provide greater transparency through enhanced public outreach and involvement to prioritize projects and share how funds were used.

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