City Redevelopment Plan Challenged in Petition
A Diamond Bar group submitted a referendum petition Thursday to put a newly adopted redevelopment plan before the voters.
The plan, approved by the City Council last month, would ensure that property taxes from a large commercial district be reinvested in that area rather than be distributed to schools, the county and the city.
Terry L. Birrell, president of Diamond Bar Residents and Business Assn., said the plan diverts $300 million of property taxes into private pockets.
Group leaders said they turned in a referendum petition with the signatures of 2,948 voters--11% of the registered voters--who favor placing the redevelopment plan on the ballot.
The signatures of 10% of the city’s registered voters--verified by the city clerk--are required to place a referendum on the ballot.
If there are enough valid signatures, the proposal would likely end up on the March 1998 ballot.
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