In addition to the 17 statewide ballot measures, two local water board spots, a pair of Santa Clarita Community College District spots, school boards, a senator, president and more, there will be two county measures asking for money for parks and transportation.

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The two measures for Los Angeles County voters are Measure A and Measure M.

Measure A asks voters to pay an annual 1.5 cent tax per square foot of building area on property owners. The cost works out to about an average cost of $23 per year for an owner of a 1,500 square foot home, according to estimates from Lewitt Hackman.

Opposition to Measure A

The measure has been met with resistance from the business community, as several advocacy groups, such as the L.A. Chamber of Commerce, have stated the priorities are homelessness and transportation for what’s already a very crowded ballot.

Support for Measure A

The support for the measure comes from community groups throughout Los Angeles County, including Santa Clarita City Councilmember Laurene Weste, among local officials, as well as from city governments from throughout the county. However, Santa Clarita was not on the official list of endorsers, as of this morning, for the Yes on Measure A site.

Here’s the question being put on the ballot for Measure A:

“To replace expiring local funding for safe, clean neighborhood/city/county parks; increase safe playgrounds, reduce gang activity; keep neighborhood recreation/senior centers, drinking water safe; protect beaches, rivers, water resources, remaining natural areas/open space; shall 1.5 cents be levied annually per square foot of improved property in Los Angeles County, with bond authority, requiring citizen oversight, independent audits, and funds used locally?”

Measure M

Los Angeles County voters also are being asked to pay for an ambitious 40-year infrastructure transportation plan for the region in November with a vote on Measure M. The aim is to address the more than 80 hours spent by Los Angeles commuters each year, according to the Metro website.

The measure adds a half-cent sales tax in Los Angeles County and extends the current half-cent sales tax increase, in order to generate nearly $30 billion for bus and rail operations, including a rail line and dual tunnel along the 405 Freeway, and funding for additional Interstate 5 upgrades.

Perhaps most importantly for Santa Clarita Valley voters, the measure calls for capacity improvements on Interstate 5 from the Highway 14 juncture to Lake Hughes in Castaic, and it includes them in the first round of projects that would begin, with voter approval, in 2019, according to the plan.

Opposition to Measure M

The opposition to Measure M comes from, by and large, the cities who’ve felt that they’re not getting their “fair share” in the revenue equation for the bond. For its part, Santa Clarita is not one of the 10 City Councils that have officials endorsed the move.

Support for Measure M

Support comes from a number of places for Measure M, including the Valencia-based Golden State Gateway Coalition, which is a transportation advocacy group based in Valencia. The Metro plan looks to add about 465,000 jobs through this $120 billion, 40-year investment plan.

Here’s the question being put on the ballot for Measure M:

“To improve freeway traffic flow/safety; repair potholes/sidewalks; repave local streets; earthquake retrofit bridges; synchronize signals; keep senior/disabled/student fares affordable; expand rail/subway/bus systems; improve job/school/airport connections; and create jobs; shall voters authorize a Los Angeles County Traffic Improvement Plan through a half-cent sales tax and continue the existing half-cent traffic relief tax.”