Letters: Measure S

Editor, The Friday Flyer

Four years ago, the City Council urged us to approve the UTT tax to keep the fire station open and the public safe. The result is that the UTT tax passed; six months later the City Council closed their fire station. The spin by council members running for reelection is that the UUT tax helped to re-open the station they closed. The station never needed to be closed.

The city claims that there are audits of UTT funds; UTT funds must be spent on voter-approved local uses; UTT tax spending is transparent; and that the UTT tax rate will not go up.

The truth is there is no audit of UTT funds; you the voter have never voted on spending; UTT tax funds go to the General Fund, allowing the council to spend those funds any way they decide (pass the tax then close the fire station) ;and that the city cannot meet its financial obligations.

Projections show that the tax needs to double to eight percent by 2020 for the city to be financially viable.

At the October City Council meeting, the presentation supporting Measure S had no financial projections, none. Their plan is to get the UTT tax extended, then ask for more money once it’s approved. Same old, same old.

Council members running to get reelected state that they’re concerned about police costs. They want the POA to pay the city for police patrols in the private community. That means the roads are no longer private. Tickets will go on your record with the DMV and your insurer. The city saves money, you don’t.

Can you trust the City Council to tell us the truth? If history is any indicator, the answer is no. Make the city plan and work for your benefit. Vote no on the extension. No Measure S.

John Zaitz




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