Election roundup: Truckee voters back Measure G for new library, EDH picks Kinghorn
Measure G, the bond measure to build a new Truckee Library that includes space for an emergency resource center, appeared on track to pass with the two-thirds majority needed in Tuesday’s vote, according to unofficial election returns.
As of Friday evening, voters across Nevada and Placer counties had cast 7,310 ballots, with 71.6% in favor and 28.4% opposed. In Nevada County, the measure was passing by a margin of 71.2% to 28.8%. In Placer County, 74.5% of voters backed the measure, while 25.5% voted no, according to the latest results. The measure required a two-thirds majority, or 66.7% approval, to pass.
“We are encouraged by the early numbers and deeply thankful to the voters who have shown their support,” said April Cole, a volunteer with the Yes on G campaign. “This campaign has brought a community together around one idea: that a library is more than a building. It’s a reflection of who we are and who we want to be — a place where everyone belongs.”
Measure G would authorize the Truckee Library Joint Powers Authority to levy an annual special tax of 3 cents per building square foot, or $29 per vacant parcel, over 30 years. The funds would generate up to $1.4 million annually to repay $25 million in bonds for the new facility’s construction.
The new library would replace Truckee’s existing 50-year-old structure, which supporters say no longer meets the needs of a growing population. The new building would include expanded space for children’s literacy, senior and teen services, tutoring, technology access and community programs. It would also serve as a day-use emergency resource center during wildfires, power outages and severe weather featuring backup power and filtered air systems.
In Nevada County, the largest portion of the library district, voters supported Measure G with by a 7-to-3 margin. In Placer County, the measure received similar support among roughly 800 voters, according to the latest returns from the Placer elections office.
Laurel Burlingame, the campaign’s lead organizer, credited grassroots engagement for the measure’s early success.
“This campaign has been powered by our neighbors — people who believe in building a better future in Truckee for generations to come,” Burlingame said.
Opponents raised concerns about the cost of new construction and long-term debt, arguing that renovations could have addressed the library’s deficiencies. Proponents countered that 57% of project funding will come from private and non-local sources, and that local property owners — especially second homeowners — would pay a modest share.
El Dorado County results
Measure G was the lone local ballot measure not tied to a neighborhood zone of benefit across the six-county Sacramento region in Tuesday’s special election for Proposition 50, which passed by a wide majority.
El Dorado County voters also decided three Zone of Benefit tax measures on Tuesday. All three measures required two-thirds voter approval to pass.
In the Fernwood-Cothrin Ranch Road Zone, Measure B received 53% approval of the 245 property owners who cast a ballot, falling short of the required threshold.
Measure C, for road improvements in the Meadowview Acres zone, passed with 70% approval.
A measure in the Walnut Drive Road Zone also passed, with 60% approval.
The county’s only contested race was for a vacant seat on the El Dorado Hills Community Services District board. Gary Kinghorn defeated Wayne Lowery, 61.1% to 38.9%, to fill the remainder of a term left open when board member Chuck King resigned earlier this year.
Kinghorn previously served as foreperson of the El Dorado County grand jury. Lowery is an alternate member of the district’s Design Review Committee, where he will continue to serve.
“I’m very humbled by all the support and encouragement I’ve received since being virtually unknown about six months ago,” Kinghorn told the local news outlet Village Life on Wednesday.
Prop. 50 was the only race on the ballot in Sacramento, Yolo, Sutter and Yuba counties.
This story was originally published November 7, 2025 at 4:39 PM.
