Almost two years to the day after voters in Crescent City approved Measure S, providing sales tax fnding for police, fire, road improvements and the pool, voters will have another chance to decide whether to keep the tax.After opponents of Measure S turned in petitions demanding an election, the Crescent City City Council begrduglingly voted to have the election placed on the Nov. 8 ballot. The exact wording that will appear on the ballot will be voted on August 1.While the city council had no option but to call the election, most members of the council said remiving Measure S would be a devastating blow to the city as it rebonds from COVID restrictions and faces an economic recession.#placement_573654_0_i{width:100%;max-width:550px;margin:0 auto;}var rnd = window.rnd || Math.floor(Math.random()*10e6);var pid573654 = window.pid573654 || rnd;var plc573654 = window.plc573654 || 0;var abkw = window.abkw || '';var absrc = 'https://ads.empowerlocal.co/adserve/;ID=181918;size=0x0;setID=573654;type=js;sw='+screen.width+';sh='+screen.height+';spr='+window.devicePixelRatio+';kw='+abkw+';pid='+pid573654+';place='+(plc573654++)+';rnd='+rnd+';click=CLICK_MACRO_PLACEHOLDER';var _absrc = absrc.split("type=js"); absrc = _absrc[0] + 'type=js;referrer=' + encodeURIComponent(document.location.href) + _absrc[1];document.write('');The council also said Measure S is working and the city is keeping its promise to spend the money wisely.“e’re increasing the number of officers on the street, we’re increasing thw number of fire captians,” Mayor Jason Greenough said. “It’s being funded largely through Measure S funds. As well as a lot of the capital improvement projects happening around the city, we would not be able to have these projects without Measure S funds.”Councilman Blake Inscore said Measure S is making a big difference.“Probably every one of us, when we ran for office, had to address what are you going to do about Front Street,’ Inscore said. “We never had the funding options to do that. In this budget, it includes building out two more blocks of Front Street. That’s only possible due to the revenue that has come out through Measure S. That’s something this community has told me they want done. People have really gotten tired of hearing, we’re working on it. People want to hear you’re doing it.”Best of all, Inscore said, the tax is being paid largely by people who don’t live in Crescent City.“Measure S is not just an extra burden on all of our rsidents here,” he said. “A good portion of that is paid by people who come here. Everybody is paying into this through Measure S, not just people who live in the city limits. You can guarantee every penny that’s paid into it stays right here. What other tax can you say that for? We’re doing what we’ve been asked to do.”Greenough said after the mandated 49 signatures were approved, the council had no choice but to let voters decide again.“I for one am dismayed that this is even on our agenda, but the voters have brought this to our attention and they would like a vote on it,” Greenough said.City Manager Eric Weir said the council had to call the election, but he suggested the council ask staff to prepare a report outlining what the loss of Measure S would mean. The council did just that, giving city staff 30 days to produce a report outlining what would be lost if the sales tax was repealed.Weir said some of the things being paid for through Measure S funds include body cameras for all police, cameras mounted in all police cars, new police officers, two full-time paid fire captains, major street improvements and up to $1 million in repairs to the Fred Endert Pool.“If we don’t have the funding for it, we will need to look at how we accomplish those things. I don’t know how,” Weir said.Councilman Beau Smith said his time in office has changed how he views Measure S after he initially opposed it.“I know that it’s being used properly and it’s being used promptly,” Smith said. “My whole point of view of Measure S has changed dramatically over the past year and a half.”Trish Long, the chair of the Measure S Oversight Committee said the collection and use of the funds has been audited by an outside agency, She also said she is confident voters will again support the tax.“49 people approved that petition and a lot more approved Measure S,” long said. “The city residents believed in you, and I say they will continue to beliieve in you because you are doing the projects you said you would. Measure S has not only given us the ability to improve our community, but it’s given your employees hope. It’s going to give our children hope.”Councilman Ray Altman said he too is optimistic.“I totally support the impact report, but I think we should all remain optimistic and have a little bit of faith in our people,” Altman said. “We’ve had so many delays already. We should keep pressing on and see what we can get one. I’m optimistic. There’s a lot of work to get done.”The council voted 5-0 to call for the election, which will be held in conjunction with state and federal elections in November. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad-1515727'); });