GO TO CITY HALL, GET A GREAT DEAL DEALERS TO SELL CARS AND DONATE.Byline: Angie Valencia-Martinez Staff Writer SIMI VALLEY Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. - New cars will be rolling into the parking lot of Simi Valley City Hall this month as part of a campaign to urge residents to shop locally and support the city's dealerships while giving back to local charities. Dealerships will gain exposure and donate cash to charities for each car sold. The owners of Simi Valley Ford and Simi Valley Pontiac GMC GMC See: Guaranteed Mortgage Certificate Buick sold the idea to the City Council last week after months of meeting with city officials to discuss the concept. ``I thought it was an unusual idea, but it had some promise,'' said Mayor Paul Miller The name Paul Miller is shared by a number of people.
The program is designed to increase new car sales for Simi SIMI Sea Ice Mechanics Initiative SIMI Search for Intelligent Monkeys on the Internet SIMI Students Islamic Movement in India SIMI Society of Irish Motor Industry SIMI Smallholder Irrigation Markets Initiative auto dealers, generate 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 for the city and help nonprofit groups. Participating dealers will donate $100 per each vehicle sold at the event, to be held every second weekend of each month, to a local charity - including The Boys & Girls Club Girls Club is a 2002 American television series created by David E. Kelley, who was also it's producer and executive producer. Only two out of a total of thirteen episodes created were broadcast on Fox Television in the United States and Global Television in Canada. of Simi Valley, the Simi Valley Education Foundation and the Samaritan Center. Customers also will receive a special discount, and Simi Valley residents will get additional incentives such as free oil and filter changes. All new automobile dealerships can participate, but must agree to the terms. The program, called ``Community New Car Sale,'' will feature free food, special attractions and live entertainment, organizers said. The tent sale begins Oct. 15, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays. The sale will include play areas for children. Councilman Steve Sojka said the deal with the auto dealers is another way of promoting the ``Shop Simi Valley First'' campaign, which urges residents to buy local and keep sales-tax revenue in city coffers. ``We're trying to let people know by spending locally with local business it improves our streets, our parks, our police,'' he said. ``If we can help our local businesses like our car dealerships This article is about car dealerships. For the indie pop band, see Dealership (band). A car dealership or vehicle local distribution is a business that sells new cars and/or used cars at the retail level, based on a dealership contract with an automaker or then we should. ``That will be a big boost for our program. It's a great concept.'' The event, officials said, should not disrupt city business, Monday through Fridays. Should any problems arise, the city can discontinue dis·con·tin·ue v. dis·con·tin·ued, dis·con·tin·u·ing, dis·con·tin·ues v.tr. 1. To stop doing or providing (something); end or abandon: the program immediately. City Hall is at 2929 Tapo Canyon Road. Angie Valencia-Martinez, (805) 583-7604 angie.valencia(at)dailynews.com |
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