Roads

By Gary Nemeth

Roads + Who do we believe?

I then informed Strong that he needed to get with App to get their stories straight as App had sent a memo out last week stating the following: "More and more of late, folks are quoting me as saying that the City has no road repair budget. I may have said that + at one time. But it is no longer accurate."

A few months ago I was attending a Saturday meeting the council held stating how broke they were. They needed money for the ROADS. Both Picanco and Gillman stated they had been out talking to groups of citizens who said they would NOT vote for a sales tax that went to the general fund because they did not trust this council. An advisory vote was 5-0 for a SPECIFIC sales tax that would go to ROADS and POLICE/FIRE. Now we find out this council wants us to pass a sales tax that will go to the GENERAL FUND.

When did the council know they had the money for road repairs? Was it known before the idea of the sales tax and the ex-chief suits money give away? Some of the Vine Street money came from this same HUTA fund several years ago. Strong must have forgotten that in September 2012 he voted to spend money from this account on roads.

The record reveals the Highway Users Tax Account (HUTA) from the State of California in the amount of $1,316,463; Reconstruct 21st Street ($2.7 Million). App said "and, I expect next year the City will be able to allocate at least another $700,000 for road repairs (from HUTA [gas tax] funds + provided the State continues to pass them along). So, there is in fact a "budget" for road repairs.

It is time to bring back integrity and trust into City Hall, I have built a reputation on those very basic core concepts that SEEM TO BE MISSING. I ask you to WRITE IN GARY NEMETH FOR MAYOR.