If current returns hold, voters have enthusiastically opted to repeal the Fire Protection Service Zone Five (FP-5) special tax. Election returns to date indicate the “YES” or repeal votes for Measure Z are nearly 60% while the “NO” votes trail at 40%. Local headlines have trumpeted the demise of Measure Z at the hands of Superior Court Judge David Cohn. However, an appeal to Cohn’s decision was in place prior to the election. Final passage of Measure Z is still an entirely viable scenario.
