San Fernando Valley : UTILITY TAX
Under pressure from angry voters, the Agoura Hills City Council on Wednesday will discuss whether to rescind a controversial 1994 utility tax.
The California Supreme Court last year upheld a 1986 state ballot measure giving voters a say over new general and special taxes. Since then, the council has been under pressure to rescind the tax or place it on the ballot.
The council passed a resolution in February to place the matter on the November ballot. But a local anti-tax group is urging the council to rescind the tax immediately and place it on the ballot.
Mayor Ed Corridori said Thursday that he would like to have a special election soon. “I’d like the issue to get resolved,” he said.
Barbara Murphy, a leader of the anti-tax group, said a special election would be a waste of taxpayers’ money.
A special election would cost the city about $25,000.
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