COUNCILMAN TO DISCUSS SPLITTING SALES TAX; LANCASTER-PALMDALE TALKS GET STATEWIDE GROUP'S ATTENTION.Byline: Jim Skeen Do you mean:
Councilman Michael Michael, archangel Michael (mī`kəl) [Heb.,=who is like God?], archangel prominent in Christian, Jewish, and Muslim traditions. In the Bible and early Jewish literature, Michael is one of the angels of God's presence. Singer headed to San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden on Saturday to discuss a proposal for the cities of Lancaster and Palmdale to share sales tax sales tax, levy on the sale of goods or services, generally calculated as a percentage of the selling price, and sometimes called a purchase tax. It is usually collected in the form of an extra charge by the retailer, who remits the tax to the government. revenue. Singer was invited to speak at the conference sponsored by Municipal Officials for Redevelopment Reform, which he described as an organization with concerns about what members consider abuse of redevelopment power throughout the state. Fullerton Mayor Chris Norby, founder of the organization, scheduled Singer's talk after reading a newspaper article about discussions among Lancaster and Palmdale officials on potential for the two cities to share sales tax revenue as a way to discourage companies from playing one city against the other. ``I think it's the only way we can eliminate the competitive practices we've had in the past,'' Singer said. The idea of sharing sales tax revenue has been brought up a number of times. The latest negotiations began in August, and this time officials from both cities have expressed interest. Even if officials of the two cities reached agreement in principle, crafting an agreement and putting it before the voters likely would take months. Councilwoman Deborah Shelton Deborah Shelton (born November 21, 1948) is an American beauty queen and actress. Shelton first won the Miss Virginia USA title and was subsequently crowned Miss USA in May 1970. also planned to attend the San Francisco conference Saturday. Singer said it would offer views different from those at another recent statewide conference on redevelopment. ``I'm catching both sides of the coin,'' Singer said. ``I do believe we need to reform redevelopment. Maybe there is a middle ground we can aspire to aspire to verb aim for, desire, pursue, hope for, long for, crave, seek out, wish for, dream about, yearn for, hunger for, hanker after, be eager for, set your heart on, set your sights on, be ambitious for .'' Singer made redevelopment reform one of his campaign planks when he ran for the council in 1994. In August 1996, Singer proposed revamping the redevelopment agency so that its board would be elected directly by voters, and he also called for requiring voter VOTER. One entitled to a vote; an elector. approval before any bond issue. Lancaster's five City Council members now double as the redevelopment board, with authority to issue revenue bonds without voter approval. Singer's plan was shelved by a 3-2 vote. The council majority said voters already determine the redevelopment agency's direction by electing City Council members. |
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