Measure I: Measure I : Town of Windsor Sales Tax
Town of Windsor · Sonoma County · November 3, 2026
The question on your ballot
To provide funding for the Town of Windsor to maintain essential local services, such as repairing potholes and maintaining streets; neighborhood police patrols / emergency response / traffic enforcement; preserving parks / community events; disaster preparedness and fire prevention — removing brush / flammable fuels, and for general government use; shall the measure establishing a 1% sales tax, providing approximately $5,700,000 annually until ended by voters, requiring independent audits, citizen oversight, and all funds remaining in Windsor under local control, be adopted?
In plain language
Measure I would create a new 1% sales tax in the Town of Windsor. The tax would last until voters end it. The money would be for general town use. The ballot question lists street and pothole repair, police patrols and emergency response, traffic enforcement, parks, community events, disaster planning and brush clearing for fire prevention. There would be independent audits and citizen oversight. A YES vote creates the tax. A NO vote means the tax is not created.
Fiscal impact
A 1% sales tax raising about $5,700,000 a year until ended by voters.
Official ballot arguments
Filed for the official voter guide by each side, printed as submitted.
The official arguments will appear here once both sides’ arguments are on file.
What supporters and opponents say — outside sources (not official ballot arguments)
Statements by campaigns, officials and news coverage, quoted with attribution and linked to the original. VoterDecoder did not write them and does not endorse either side.
Supporters say
“a very small tax seems to be the best option for the Town of Windsor”
— Deborah Doyle, Windsor resident, The Press Democrat (2026) · Two Windsor tax measures on November ballotRead the source →
Opponents say
No public statements against were found.