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Measure J Crest View Sales Tax Income City of Huntington Beach Advisory Vote Only
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ADVISORY VOTE ONLY. Shall 50% of the sales tax
income from the Crest View site be spent to acquire, develop,
improve, maintain sports fields for soccer, football,softball,
baseball, and other sports; replace restrooms, bicycle/pedestrian
trails, lighting, and showers on city beach; acquire senior center
site; develop swim complex, and improve neighborhood parks and tot
lots?
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| Arguments For Measure J | Arguments Against Measure J |
| MEASURE J is an advisory vote. A "NO" vote on
Measure I would enable the residents of Huntington Beach to benefit
from about $400,000 of new sales and property tax per year. Your "NO"
vote on Companion Measure I would then allow local government to
allocate those dollars to activities and groups mentioned in this
advisory measure.
A "NO" vote on Companion Measure I, would continue the commercial zoning on the Talbert-Beach site and benefit children, seniors, and other related groups on a city-wide basis without a tax increase to local residents. Please help us help the kids and the seniors and the rest of this community benefit from this windfall income to both the schools and the city. NO NEW TAXES, VOTE 'NO' ON COMPANION MEASURE I.
s/Tracy Pellman, School Board Member
| The Council majority has placed this Measure before you in an attempt to influence your vote on the Crest View site. This "A
dvisory Measure," is a sham, that the majority on the City Council
concocted to deny us the right to a special election to decide the
best use of the Crest View School site.
The people of the city gathered enough signatures to place the Crest View initiative on the ballot during a special election. The citizen's initiative rezones the Crest View School site to its original zoning - low density residential. The site is not appropriate for Wal-Mart or any big box retailer. The special election should have been held in December 1999 or January 2000. The only way the council could delay the vote until March was to place another issue on the ballot. This "Advisory Measure" is that sham. The City Council majority believes they have a better chance of defeating the citizen's initiative now during the primary election than during a special election. This way, the Crest View initiative is buried in with all the other propositions on the ballot, rather than being the only issue. Your vote on this "Advisory Measure" does not have the power to direct the City Council to do anything. Do you believe the majority on this City Council actually listens to the people of Huntington Beach? If the Council really cared about what the voters want then why isn't the result of this measure binding on the Council? The Council majority has manipulated the democratic process in an attempt to get their way. Don't be misled, Vote YES on the citizen's initiative to rezone the Crest View school site back to its original low density residential zoning. Visit http://www.savecrestview.com Email us at: Savecrestview@aol.com
s/Connie Boardman, Crest View United-Huntington Beach Tomorrow
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