Summary
The three-quarter-cent sales tax approved in 2024 is keeping the city from making operational cuts and is funding big projects like the new police headquarters and Fire Station Six. Staff plans a 17-year bond for facilities and is pursuing grants to stretch Measure Q dollars further.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 20, 2026.
Impact analysis
Measure Q is expected to bring in $10-13 million a year and is being planned around a 17-year facilities bond.
All Manteca residents, through funded public safety, road, and community projects.
Critics argue taxpayers are locked into 19 years of payments for projects the measure never explicitly named.
Mentions & discussions (2)
CITY COUNCIL — October 20, 2026
Resident Aaron questioned committing Measure Q sales tax to $5 million a year in bond payments for 19 years, noting the measure never named a police station and asking whether the oversight committee has been briefed.
CITY COUNCIL — February 19, 2026
The three-quarter-cent sales tax approved in 2024 is keeping the city from making operational cuts and is funding big projects like the new police headquarters and Fire Station Six. Staff plans a 17-year bond for facilities and is pursuing grants to stretch Measure Q dollars further.
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