Orange Cove special parcel tax (police, recreation, park maintenance)
City of Orange Cove · Fresno County · November 3, 2026
The question on your ballot
To generate approximately $460,907 annually to fund police, recreation, and park maintenance services where 70% of the special tax proceeds shall be used for police services, shall the measure levying $125/unit for single family homes and $140/unit for multifamily, $800/acre for non-residential, and $400/acre for undeveloped parcels, known as Measure _, be adopted without expiration, with 3% annual increase, with all funds generated staying in the City of Orange Cove?
In plain language
Measure O would add a yearly parcel tax in the City of Orange Cove. A parcel tax is a tax on property. It would pay for police, recreation, and park care, with 70% of the money going to police. The tax would be $125 per single-family home and $140 per unit for multifamily homes. It would be $800 per acre for non-home property and $400 per acre for empty land. The amounts would go up 3% each year. The tax would have no end date. All the money would stay in Orange Cove. A YES vote approves the tax. A NO vote means the tax is not added.
Fiscal impact
$125 per single-family unit, $140 per multifamily unit, $800 per acre for non-residential land, and $400 per acre for undeveloped land. Rates rise 3% a year, with no end date. Expected to raise about $460,907 a year, with 70% for police.
Official ballot arguments
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Supporters say
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Opponents say
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