WESTMINSTER SCHOOL DISTRICT headquarters (OC Tribune photo).
Voters in the Westminster area are supporting local measures to raise money to modernize schools and another to raise the “bed tax” paid by guests in city hotels and motels.
According to the Orange County Registrar of Voters, Measure B, a bond issue for the Westminster School District, was winning with 67.37 percent of the vote. Bond issues must have at least 55 percent support to be approved.
The WSD is a K-8 district that serves most of Westminster but includes parts of Garden Grove, Fountain Valley and Huntington Beach.
Supported by voters in the city of Westminster is Measure O, with 62.27 percent of the vote. A simple majority is necessary to pass. It will raise the transient occupancy tax – often referred to as a “bed tax” from 8 percent to 12 percent.
