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BUTTE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
'li.iiTrC3N iN OPPOSITION TO PROPOSITION 180 - "CALPAW '94"
WHEREAS, Proposition 180 will appear on the June 7, 1994 primary statewide ballot, and will require spending $2 billion in
general obligation bonds - $3.5 billion with interest included - to acquire more land in California for parks and special projects, and
WHEREAS, proponents succeeded in passing $776 million in park land acquisition bonds in 1988 and $900 million for mountain
lion habitat acquisition in 1990 and those funds have not been fully appropriated, and
WHEREAS, Proposition 180 circumvents the normal process of having park land spending proposals developed by the legislature
and professional park planners and instead uses the "let's make a deal" approach by exchanging campaign contributions for special pet
projects, and
WHEREAS, none of the bond money will go for law enforcement or security to help make parks "safe" as Proposition 180's title
implies and that are no guarantees that any of the bond money will be specifically allocated for any senior center as Proposition 180's title
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R`IIEREA.S, only about $73.8 million, or 5.3 percent, of the total bonds are designated in the initiative to be purchased from willing
sellers and the remaining $1.4 billion in potential land acquisitions can be taken by use of eminent domain, and
WHEREAS, thousands of acres of parklands already purchased are closed to the public because there are not sufficient funds to
build visitor facilities and campgrounds yet the great majority of funds in Proposition 180 would be spent to acquire even more land, and
WHEREAS, Proposition 180's irresponsible frscal impact by removing thousands of acres from property tax rolls will severely reduce
property tax revenues and leave counties to face a devastating budget shortfall which will shatter their ability to deliver mandated public
services, and
FYIIEREAS, funding for earthquake repair, education, prison construction, crime prevention, sewer and drinking water facilities,
transportation, and job-creating incentive programs all are of much higher priority than purchase of additional park lands, and
WHEREAS, Proposition 180 transfers thousands of acres of land to government ownership that will create a perpetual and
unfunded obligation by taxpayers to support the maintenance of the land, which could cost millions of dollars annually according to the
Legislative Analyst's office, and
WHEREAS, the Regional Council of Rural Counties on February 17, 1994 voted to oppose and record its opposition to Proposition
180; now
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Butte County Board of Supervisors opposes Proposition 180.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 10th day of May, 1994 by the following vote:
AYF,S• Supervisors Houx, Thomas and Chair_ McLaughlin
NOES• Supervisor Dolan
ABSENT': None
NOT VOTING: None
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ED MC LAUGIILIN,
Butte County Board of Supervisors
A"TTEST:
JOAN ~S. BLACKLOCK, Chief Administrative Officer and
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
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