WINNERS VOW SAFETY FUNDS CITY WILL MAKE CUTS TO PUT DEPUTIES ON STREET.Byline: Jim Skeen Staff Writer LANCASTER - Newly re-elected City Council members said they will try to find ways to bolster law enforcement in the wake of the defeat of a tax measure that would have funded 10 additional deputies. With Measure 04-A, a proposed annual property tax of $25 per parcel, failing to gain even a simple majority, City Council members said they face a difficult task to find funding. Among the options are pushing Sheriff Lee Baca'a proposed half-cent 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. , locating grants, and making cuts in other services to free dollars for law enforcement. ``As a fiscal conservative, I will be willing to make tough cuts to put more deputies on the street,'' said Councilman Andy Visokey, who was voted to a third term on the council in Tuesday's balloting. ``I'm prepared to cut services to do that.'' Visokey said it is too early to determine what areas might be cut. ``Voters have said they are fed up with taxes,'' Visokey said. ``But we can't say that because Measure A failed we'll do nothing.'' Mayor Frank Roberts Frank Roberts may refer to:
``I will join more fervently fer·vent adj. 1. Having or showing great emotion or zeal; ardent: fervent protests; a fervent admirer. 2. Extremely hot; glowing. with Baca on the half-cent sales tax,'' Roberts said Wednesday. Councilman Jim Jeffra, a former sheriff's deputy who was also elected to a third term, said he was disappointed with Measure A's defeat. The city will have to ``look at everything under the sun'' to find dollars for law enforcement. ``We'll always go after grant funding for the one-time projects,'' Jeffra said. ``I think we'll be dissecting dis·sect tr.v. dis·sect·ed, dis·sect·ing, dis·sects 1. To cut apart or separate (tissue), especially for anatomical study. 2. the budget to look at any way to take money out.'' Deputy District Attorney Brian Berger, one of the backers of the tax measure, said he was hopeful the city would find additional funding. ``We have a good City Council. If there's a way to do it, they will oblige,'' Berger said. While facing a scramble To encode (encrypt) data in order to make it indecipherable without having a secret key to "unlock" it. The term came from the early days of cryptography which camouflaged analog transmissions with secret frequency patterns. for law enforcement funding, the re-elected members of the council were optimistic op·ti·mist n. 1. One who usually expects a favorable outcome. 2. A believer in philosophical optimism. op on a number of other city issues, including creating jobs and bringing in new stores. City officials said they expect to see continued industrial development in the Fox Field Corridor, the area between the Fox Field airport and the Antelope Valley Freeway The Antelope Valley Freeway is a freeway in Los Angeles and Kern counties in southern California. It is signed as California State Highway 14 along its length. It connects Greater Los Angeles to the rapidly developing Antelope Valley. . City officials also expect that plans by private developers to revamp re·vamp tr.v. re·vamped, re·vamp·ing, re·vamps 1. To patch up or restore; renovate. 2. To revise or reconstruct (a manuscript, for example). 3. To vamp (a shoe) anew. n. the Valley Central shopping center shopping center, a concentration of retail, service, and entertainment enterprises designed to serve the surrounding region. The modern shopping center differs from its antecedents—bazaars and marketplaces—in that the shops are usually amalgamated into , to include a Wal-Mart Supercenter, will also help spur retail growth. City officials said several retail chains are in discussions about locating in Lancaster. Jim Skeen, (661) 267-5743 james.skeen(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- color) ROBERTS (2 -- color) JEFFRA (3 -- color) VISOKEY |
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