Letter from city manager urges our voice against state's seizure of $1 million plus
Dear Woodland Community Members:
As many of you are aware, the City of Woodland completed perhaps the most challenging budget approval process in the city’s history. Due to the impacts of the recessionary economy and other factors, our city government needed to reduce the general fund by nearly $7 million. Despite these reductions, the city will look at every way to maximize the remaining resources in order to provide services, maintain our local streets and roads and support capital projects that create jobs and economic opportunity.
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I think the video recording of citizen testimonials is a great idea.
But I do have a concern over one of Mark Deven's statements: "$140,000 in redevelopment funds would be seized by the state for their general fund for at least three years. This seizure would impair several downtown projects, including the modernization and expansion of the Yolo Superior Courts and parking facility improvements."
Considering, 1) The state will build their new courts with "the state's" money, and 2) Considering the city has "claimed" it's waiting to see what the parking consultants have to say before making parking plans, and 3) Considering it will simply be irresponsible for the redevelopment agency to pay for the state's parking... I think the statement is misleading.
In fact, the statement makes me think the city is still fixated on spending "our" money on a parking garage that is only needed by the state... and the city is anticipating a certain outcome from the parking consultants.
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