Voters approved two local parcel taxes in the June primary, renewing funding for fire protection in Muir Beach and public parks in Bolinas. Proposed by the Muir Beach Community Services District, Measure M renews the parcel tax that helps fund fire protection services and emergency infrastructure for West Marin’s southernmost town. The measure sets the tax at $386 per parcel, a 35 percent increase from the previous annual rate of $286, and is expected to generate $61,374 a year for the district. The parcel tax establishes a steady baseline for the Muir Beach Volunteer Fire Department’s budget, though operations rely on a patchwork of other funding sources. Muir Beach is the smallest of West Marin’s volunteer fire departments, with about a dozen volunteers serving a town of roughly 300 residents and 160 homes. Over the course of the 10-year measure, Fire Chief Chris Gove said, the department will use the revenue to modernize its equipment. That includes outfitting firefighters, replacing an automated external defibrillator and updating tools carried on the fire engine. “We just want to be current with everything that is out there today,” he said. “Our turnout gear is 10 years old, and new ones cost about $6,000 per person. It adds up.” Although the parcel tax needed a two-thirds supermajority to pass, it received roughly 86 percent of the vote. Measure L, which renews funding for the Bolinas Firehouse Community Park Agency, passed with 76 percent of the vote, despite doubling the expiring parcel tax. The measure levies $150 per parcel per year. The four-year tax will fund general operations and upgrades at Mesa Park and Downtown Park and is expected to bring in about $210,000 annually. One of the agency’s primary projects is renovating the Mesa Park playground. The board also plans to expand recreational facilities such as the skatepark and sports courts.