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Riverside County, CA November 2, 2010 Election
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Public Safety and Public Safety Funding

By Bernard Simon

Candidate for Council Member; City of San Jacinto

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We need to make sure there is sufficient funding for Public Safety and that we are getting the best for our limited dollars
Police services cost the City approximately $10 million from all funds. Fire services cost the City approximately $3 million from all funds. The cost of Public Safety to the General Fund alone is approximately 75%. You can see we have limited funds. The special taxes contributed by the newly developed areas for their share of the additional Public Safety needs is less than the cost. The major reason for this funding deficit is that the City Council was far too accomodating to the developers.

This needs to end!!!

We need to commission a new economic study to create new or increased impact fees and correct or add new Public Safety taxes on NEW residential development, with the developer contributing a substantial tax compared with the meager amount the residential developer is required to contribute right now.

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