HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972-06-06; Ballot PamphletsCITY OF CARLSBAD PAMPHLET
CITY OF CARLSBAD
BOND PROPOSITION
TOGETHER
WITH ARGUMENTS
To be Submitted to the Qualified Voters
of the City of Carlsbad at the
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CONSOLIDATED PRIMARY ELECTION
JUNE 6, 1972
PROPOSITION C
(THIS PROPOSITION WILL APPEAR ON THE BALLOT IN THE FOLLOWING FORM)
p PROPOSITION C: Shall the City of Carlsbad incur a
** bonded indebtedness in the principal amount of $1,000,000 YES
for the acquisition and construction by said City of a certain
municipal improvement, to-wit: the acquisition and develop-
ment of neighborhood and community parks for park and
recreational purposes, including the construction of buildings
and facilities, the acquisition of land, equipment and other NO
property necessary for any of the foregoing?
STATEMENT IN COMPLIANCE WITH
ELECTIONS CODE SECTIONS 5300
TO 5304
Pursuant to Section 5301 of the California Election Code, the following information
is given:
(1) The best estimate from official sources of the tax rate which would be required
to be levied to fund the bond issue during the first fiscal year after the first sale
of the bonds based on the assessed valuations at the time of the election is:
lOjj per $100 of assessed valuation (1972-73).
(2) The best estimate from official sources of the highest tax rate which would be
required to be levied to fund that bond issue and an estimate of the year in
which that rate will apply, based on assessed valuations available at the time
of the election is: 12.6JJ per $100 of assessed valuation (1973-74).
ARGUMENTS FOR PARKS BOND ISSUE
Parks and recreational facilities are a matter of deep concern to Carlsbad citizens
as rapid growth takes place on all sides. A favorable vote on the Parks Bond issue is
the best possible way to make certain that Carlsbad avoids ugly urban sprawl seen in
many cities and to provide recreational facilities. It is the best way to insure preservation
of our open space, rural surroundings and natural beauty for all to enjoy.
The City of Carlsbad owns only l2l/2 acres of parks, an acreage far less than the
minimum needed for over 15,000 population. Most of the land now utilized for recreation
is leased. We could be deprived of its use. The Parks Bond issue will enable Carlsbad to
acquire land and develop parks in strategically located areas now, before land costs rise
further.
Carlsbad's Parks and Recreation Program is in three phases, with first priority given
to land acquisition where necessary for parks and a Community Recreation Facility.
Second phase will be development of neighborhood parks. Third phase will be develop-
ment of the Community Recreation Facility in the Jefferson-Pine area and park corridors.
Cost: The Park Bond issue is for $1 Million. This will raise taxes approximately lie'
per $100 of assessed valuation. For a taxpayer with a $22,000 home, the cost will be
about 50tf a month./
Summary: Carlsbad's present parks are totally inadequate.
The City Council, Planning Commission, Parks and Recreation Commission, School
Board, Girls' Club, People for Parks, Boys' Club, Lion's Club, Junior Chamber of Commerce.
Mexican-American Association all recommend approval of this Bond issue.
This Parks Bond issue insures that parks, open space and recreational facilities will
be available for all to use and enjoy.
It deserves your YES vote.
DAVID M. DUNNE JOE A. CASTRO
David M. Dunne, Mayor Joe A. Castro, Councilman
GLENN E. McCOMAS J. E. JARDINE
Glenn E. McComas, Councilman J. E. Jardine, Councilman
CLAUDE A. LEWIS
Claude A. Lewis, Councilman
ARGUMENT^AGAINST PARKS BONDS
This is NOT an argument AGAINST park development, however, in my opinion, this
bond proposal has been presented without adequate consideration for optional methods
of securing sites for Neighborhood Parks, Community Center and Operations Center
required for those projects recommended in this Bond Proposal that are within a reason-
able boundary and service area the citizens of Carlsbad should be expected to finance
alone.
One-fourth of two million dollars proposed expenditure is for a portion of a proposed
REGIONAL open space corridor and should be considered as a County development.
Proponents of this Bond Issue state the urgency is to purchase land while it is still
available, and while I neither concur nor oppose the plan as presented for the "City
Parks," in my opinion all optional methods of procuring park sites should be exhausted
prior to authorization of Bonded Indebtedness.
Carlsbad has dormant assets valued far in excess of the amount provided in the
Bond Proposal for the purchase of "City Park" sites and several other possible options
for development on a pay-as-you-go basis. Planning, Uesi^n and construction of develop-
ments of this magnitude would, in any event, require five to ten years to accomplish,
makin? possible funds from those options available for development of the proposed "City
Parks" for the approximate total cost of the interest only on a million dollar, 20 year,
Bond Issue, without any increase in the tax rate or bonded indebtedness. For these
reasons, in my opinion, this Bond Issue is premature and urge a NO VOTE at this election.
FRED V HARRIS