Hanford celebrates Measure H passing: 'to improve quality of life'

HANFORD, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Officials with the City of Hanford are celebrating the passing of Measure H, which they guarantee volition amended the city's "overall prime of life."

The announcement came connected Wednesday. According to officials, this is the archetypal clip successful Hanford's past that voters person approved a territory taxation connected the merchantability oregon usage of merchandise to money indispensable metropolis services.

According to officials, Measure H was approved by much than 60% of Hanford voters, surpassing the indispensable bulk required by the authorities law. The taxation volition beryllium successful summation to the existing 7.25% income taxation levied nether authorities law, of which the metropolis received an undivided 0.95%.

The gross coming from the 1% income taxation volition beryllium utilized to prosecute further constabulary officers and firefighters, physique a caller nationalist information building, support metropolis parks and streets, code homelessness and overmuch more.

"I conscionable privation to guarantee the residents of Hanford, we arsenic a Council and unit are committed to
using the further gross to amended the prime of beingness successful our community,” Vice Mayor
Mark Kairis said. “I’d similar to convey each the Hanford residents and my colleagues for their
support and spot passim this process.”

Measure H is expected to make much than $19 cardinal annually.

To larn much astir Measure H, click here.