1A OK THRILLS CITY MEASURE GIVES FISCAL SECURITY.Byline: Eugene Tong tong 1 tr.v. tonged, tong·ing, tongs To seize, hold, or manipulate with tongs. [Back-formation from tongs. Staff Writer 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, - City officials rejoiced Wednesday at the smooth passage of Proposition 1A, which will prevent the state from taking further local revenue except during fiscal emergencies. ``The city of Santa Clarita is thrilled,'' city spokeswoman Gail Ortiz said. ``It means the state of California won't be raiding our budgets, and it helps us to better plan for programs and projects for the years to come.'' The ballot initiative passed by more than 81 percent, and received backing from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (German pronunciation (IPA): [ˈaɐ̯nɔlt ˈaloɪ̯s ˈʃvaɐ̯ʦənˌʔɛɡɐ] , who promised to keep hands off future city and county revenue for a one-time contribution of $2.5 billion over two years to state coffers. For Santa Clarita, the deal will cost roughly $3.2 million over two years, said Darren Hernandez, the city's finance chief. ``The impact on the community is we will not have that $3.2 million to construct community improvements such as developing or expanding new parks New Parks is an area in the city of Leicester, England. It is in the west of the city, close by the county border (west of which is Glenfield. South of New Parks is the Western Parks area, and to the east is the Newfound Pool area. or acquiring open space,'' he said. ``It's not like we won't do these things "These Things" is an EP by She Wants Revenge, released in 2005 by Perfect Kiss, a subsidiary of Geffen Records. Music Video The music video stars Shirley Manson, lead singer of the band Garbage. Track Listing 1. "These Things [Radio Edit]" - 3:17 2. - we will - but we would have done more.'' Proposition 1A is part of a bipartisan deal between Schwarzenegger and local leaders, who had placed a more restrictive measure on the ballot, but later withdrew support in favor of a compromise that includes the state government bailout bailout The financial rescue of a faltering business or other organization. Government guarantees for loans made to Chrysler Corporation constituted a bailout. . ``We can live with the compromise,'' Hernandez said. The new law won't be retroactive Having reference to things that happened in the past, prior to the occurrence of the act in question. A retroactive or retrospective law is one that takes away or impairs vested rights acquired under existing laws, creates new obligations, imposes new duties, or attaches a . The city will continue to lose about $800,000 a year in property taxes to the state under previous raids set in the early 1990s, Hernandez said. Still, the proposition's passage allows the city more fiscal certainty, which has been lacking in recent years as Sacramento routinely tapped into funds intended for local governments to close the state budget gap. ``The state budget crisis has made it very difficult for cities to plan their budgets,'' Hernandez said. ``We would all be in a position of adopting budgets and not know what the state is going to take from us. ``A little over a year ago, the state started a new practice of taking money from cities midyear. They pull another rug from under us in the middle of a budget year.'' Eugene Tong, (661) 257-5253 eugene.tong(at)dailynews.com |
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