A vote on an assessment tax proposed by the lone district in charge of wrangling mosquito populations in West Marin—the Marin/Sonoma Mosquito and Vector Control District—failed last week by a very narrow margin. The district was aiming to raise around $3.5 million, over half of which would have gone into a trust fund to pay for “other post-employment benefits,” which last year cut into the district’s reserves by $924,219.
Without the assessment revenue, the district…