Press Release
May 5, 2010
Contact: Bill Johnson, Cell: (209) 768-7736
25th District State Assembly Republican candidate Teri Murrison is crying foul over a Tuesday decision by Sacramento Superior Court Judge Lloyd G. Connelly that will allow the state to take $2.05 billion from local redevelopment agencies.
According to the Sacramento Bee the funding will be transferred to local education obligations through 2011. The transfer of $1.7 billion of the total amount is scheduled for next week.
Stated Murrison, ““There’s a saying among county supervisors that whatever isn’t tied down belongs to the state and whatever the state can pry up isn’t tied down. The court just handed the state a major plank of local services on a silver platter. They’ll be back.”
“Redevelopment dollars build houses, public works infrastructure, and give new life to blighted communities. The judge’s ruling is a worrisome development. It means that the already cocky state government is allowed to come in and take local money once again.”
“The ruling affirms the Governor’s action to take local redevelopment dollars and give them to schools because Sacramento can’t pay its own bills,” Murrison said. “No one begrudges schools the money, but the state’s lack of self-control is appalling. Where are the grownups?”
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