$319 MILLION PARK BOND GOES ON NOVEMBER BALLOT.Byline: David Bloom David Bloom (May 22, 1963 – April 6, 2003) was an NBC journalist (co-anchor of Weekend Today and reporter) until his sudden death in 2003 at the age of 39. Early life Daily News Staff Writer The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is the five member governing board of Los Angeles County, California. Members of the board of supervisors are elected by district, the current members as of April 2006 are:
The measure underwent several last-minute adjustments Tuesday to provide more money for the Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, and Antelope valleys. In particular, the measure would require the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy is an agency of the state of California in the United States founded in 1979 and dedicated to the acquisition of land in the Santa Susana and Santa Monica Mountains and the Simi Hills, north and west of Los Angeles, for preservation as open to spend $5.25 million on open-space acquisitions in the Santa Clarita Woodlands, freeing other bond funds that will not be spent in the northern part of the county. The conservancy would be left with $17.5 million to spend in areas such as the Santa Monica Mountains The Santa Monica Mountains are a low transverse range in southern California in the United States. Geography They run for approximately 40 mi (64 km) east-west from the Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles to Point Mugu in Ventura County. themselves, providing the first new park acquisition funds for the agency since 1992. ``This is an important measure for the future of the county,'' said Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky Zev Yaroslavsky (born December 21, 1948) is a Los Angeles County politician. He served on the Los Angeles City Council from 1975 until 1994, when he was elected to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. He was preceded in both offices by Edmund D. Edelman. , the measure's sponsor. ``It's about doing something constructive in this and future generations for our children.'' The bond measure would be paid off through a charge placed on property tax bills. The charge would be tied to the size of and use of each property. The cost to the average homeowner would be about $6.70 annually for 22 years, said Esther Feldman, Los Angeles office director of the Trust for Public Lands and an organizer of the bond effort. ``I think the board did the right thing in allowing voters a chance to decide whether they want to do this,'' Feldman said. ``There really is tremendous need for parks in this county, particularly in urban areas.'' |
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