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Interactive: Transportation tax proposal projects, votes
Stanislaus County and its cities are considering a half-cent sales tax increase for the November ballot that officials say would raise $700 million over 20 years. Half the money would go to cities and counties for projects local officials choose. The rest would go to regional work.
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| TRANSPORATION TAX VOTESClick on city name for individual reports. | ||||
| City | Date | Action | Vote | |
| Ceres | Jan. 28 | Approved | 5-0 | |
| Hughson | Jan. 28 | Approved | 5-0 | |
| Oakdale | Feb. 4 | Approved | 5-0 | |
| Modesto | Feb. 5 | Approved | 5-1 | Patterson | Feb. 5 | Approved | 5-0 |
| Waterford | Feb. 7 | Approved | 5-0 | |
| Riverbank | Feb. 11 | Approved | 3-0 | |
| Newman | Feb. 12 | Approved | Turlock | Feb. 12 | Approved | 5-0 |
| Stanislaus County | Feb. 26 | Approved | 5-0 | Stanislaus Council of Governments | Feb. 13 | Approved | 12-1 |
| PROPOSED MONEY BY CITY | ||||
| City | Annual funding | Total funding | ||
| Ceres | $1.4 million | $27.6 million | ||
| Hughson | $200,000 | $4 million | ||
| Modesto | $6.9 million | $137.6 million | ||
| Newman | $339,000 | $6.8 million | ||
| Oakdale | $734,000 | $14.7 million | ||
| Patterson | $686,000 | $13.7 million | ||
| Riverbank | $707,000 | $14.1 million | ||
| Turlock | $2.4 million | $48.2 million | ||
| Waterford | $282,000 | $5.6 million | ||
| Unincorporated areas | $3.9 million | $77.6 million | ||
| Total for local-city projects | $17.5 million | $350 million | ||
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