PLANS FOR MALL DROPPED.Byline: Rachel Rachel, in the Bible Rachel (rā`chəl), in the Bible, wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin. She is one of the four Jewish matriarchs. An alternate form is Rahel. Uranga Staff Writer City officials have dropped plans to place a measure on the November November: see month. ballot that would permit an upscale mall to be built along the Ventura Freeway The Ventura Freeway is a freeway in southern California running from Ventura to Pasadena. It is the principal east-west route through Ventura County and in the southern San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County. . The measure, which would have had to be approved by the City Council by Friday Friday: see Sabbath; week. Friday young Indian rescued by Crusoe and kept as servant and companion. [Br. Lit.: Robinson Crusoe] See : Servant to qualify for a November vote, was pulled from Wednesday's agenda at the request of developer Dan Selleck. ``We just don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. enough,'' said Mayor Jeff Reinhardt. ``I don't think it's fair to go to the voters and ask them to make a blind decision.'' The measure would have modified a ballot measure, narrowly passed in March 2002, that prohibits the construction of retail space of more than 60,000 square feet. It would have allowed Selleck to proceed with plans for a mall composed of high-end stores and boutiques. Selleck released a statement saying a fall vote would be premature. ``Since we didn't have a major tenant commitment as of yet, I thought it was a reasonable request to delay the ballot question until March 2004. The decision was made by Reinhardt and Councilman Ed Corridori earlier this week after learning that under the new state budget, Agoura Hills might lose half its 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, making any mall project less profitable. ``We needed to have a clear idea for what the potential returns of this are to the community,'' Reinhardt said. Rachel Uranga, (805) 583-7602 rachel.uranga(at)dailynews.com |
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