San Mateo County, CA November 2, 1999 Election
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Revenue/Funding Basic Services

By Paul M. Wright

Candidate for Council Member; City of Belmont

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There are two sets of concerns relative to city revenue. Having the necessary operating revenues to fund basic services; and generating the money necessary to pay for current and future infrastructure nee
I support implementation of a two year budget program. This will force us to be more future focused; enhance fiscal planning; and allow us to handle future challenges by responding more effectively. I support efforts by the Finance Dept and the Finance Commission to project and forecast future revenue trends. I support a process which educates residents to all the possible near future capital improvements. I support a process which prioritizes bond and special funding measures. If left to the current approach, I am concerned that residents will feel like they are being "nickeled and dimed". Further, we should first fund that which we as a community believe is most impor

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