Holding Line on New Taxes
In 1990, Oxnard Residents for Responsible Government was formed with the sole purpose of fighting Oxnard’s proposed Utility Tax--Measure C. We considered it to be an unjustified and maybe unlawful tax. You will no doubt recall that it was soundly defeated (by a 2-1 margin) by the voters of the city of Oxnard.
Here we go again. Oxnard’s peace officers are asking for a “safety tax.” Oxnard’s city staff is asking for a landscape and lighting assessment (a tax by another name). Have they forgotten Proposition 13 and the public outcry against the Utility Tax?
I think our citizens pay enough for government, and we should look to the City Council to hold the line on taxes and continue to trim the fat.
CURTIS P. DAVISON
Oxnard
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