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Is there a time limit? Does Measure I expire?

If passed by the voters, Measure I expires when 872 Article 34 housing units are built. There is no deadline for when these housing units need to built.  Passage of Measure I does not mandate that the units be built.

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1. What does “low income” mean? What are the income limits?
2. Will passage of Measure I increase my property taxes or sales taxes?
3. Does Measure I apply inside the cities?
4. Do the land use and building rules apply to Article 34 housing?
5. Where can Article 34 housing can be built?
6. What kind of housing would be built?
7. The voters in the cities of Eureka and Arcata already approved Article 34 measures. What kind of Article 34 housing was built? What does it look like?
8. What does Measure I’s language of “2.5% of the existing housing” mean in terms of the number of housing units that can be built?
9. Is there a time limit? Does Measure I expire?
10. If Measure I passes, are developers and builders required to build Article 34 housing?
11. Why did the County and Board of Supervisors put Measure I on the ballot?
12. When is the election?