REVVING UP REVENUE COUNCIL OKS HARLEY DEALER.Byline: Jim Skeen Do you mean:
PALMDALE Palmdale, city (1990 pop. 68,842), Los Angeles co., S Calif., in the irrigated Antelope Valley; a growing residential suburb of Los Angeles near Little Rock Creek where it forms Lake Palmdale Reservoir, inc. 1962. - A Harley-Davidson Harley-Davidson Motor Company (NYSE: HOG) is an American manufacturer of motorcycles based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. The company emphasizes heavyweight (over 750 cc) bikes designed for cruising on the highway and known for their distinctive exhaust note. motorcycle motorcycle, motor vehicle whose design is based on the bicycle. The German inventor Gottlieb Daimler is generally credited with building the first practical motorcycle in 1885. The motorcycle did not become dependable and popular, however, until after 1900. dealership will be added to Palmdale's auto mall under an agreement approved by the City Council. The city will provide 3.1 acres at the northeast corner of Carriage Way and Avenue Q to Ron Emard for $810,000. The land will be used for a satellite dealership of Emard's Harley-Davidson of Lancaster. ``What is happening here is the stimulation of more revenue,'' said Councilman Richard Loa. The City Council approved the deal Monday night on a 4-0 vote, with Councilman Mike Dispenza absent. The Palmdale dealership will cover between 12,000 and 15,000 square feet of sales floor space and there would be another 6,000-square-foot building for vehicle storage. Additional amenities for the dealership could include areas for motorcycle club This article is about "American-style" motorcycle clubs (MCs) as a specific cultural phenomenon, not motorcycle riding clubs in the generic sense of the term. A Motorcycle Club meetings and charity and promotional events, and a rider school. There is room for expansion for additional showroom space and possibly a service area. The dealership could be up and running in about a year after all the necessary approvals are obtained. Emard said it is premature to discuss construction plans until those approvals are in hand. In keeping with similar land transactions at the auto mall, the company will not actually pay for the property. Instead, the city would write off the $810,000 sales price through 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 generated by the new business over the next 10 years. Jim Skeen, (661) 267-5743 james.skeen(at)dailynews.com |
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