Local News in Brief : Hearing Set for Street Repair Plans

The Rancho Palos Verdes City Council is urging the public to attend a budget workshop Monday at 7:30 p.m. on what to do about a long-term street and storm drain repair program now that voters have rejected a utility users tax that was to have paid for much of the work.

The council is expected to consider postponing or eliminating some of the work or using money earmarked for other city programs for the roads. The current utility tax, which expires Nov. 15, has raised about $5 million. It was enacted two years ago by the council to repair aging city streets before they wore out and became more costly to fix.

The city has collected enough money to complete 26 scheduled street resurfacing or reconstruction projects by the end of June, 1989. However, rejection on June 7 of a ballot proposition to extend the tax for five years has jeopardized 20 other street projects and two storm drain reconstructions. Public Works Director George Wentz said some of the scheduled projects may be modified.

The meeting will be held in the City Hall Community Room.