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Arcadia City Council candidate Johanna A.M. Hofer is circulating petitions asking for a reduction in the city's utility tax rate.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3445
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 9, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 9, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Taxation
Item ID
3333AN
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The Arcadia City Council voted to raise the Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax (a hotel/motel "bed tax") from 5% to 8% effective October 1.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3444
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 22, 1986
Pages
p. A-1
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 22, 1986
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Taxation
Item ID
3332AN
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Measure A seeks to repeal utility users tax in Arcadia, on the April 12 ballot. The utility users tax is a source of revenue expected to generate $7 million for the city this year. Arcadia charges residents 7% for gas, water, and electricity, and 5% for telephone on utility bills. The city estimates each household pays less than $10 per person per month on average. The tax is 12.5% of the city's $54.9 million general fund budget. If repealed, it would mean a 12.5% cut to city services, including cutting 12 police officers, closing a fire department, increasing blight, street sweeping would be reduced from weekly to every other week. Programs for children and seniors would be eliminated and library and museum hours would be reduced significantly. Larry Papp helped author the initiative.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34452
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 7, 2016
Pages
p. A3
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 7, 2016
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia city budget
City Council Elections--2011-2020--April 2016
Measure A--Utility Users Tax
Papp, Larry
Item ID
34644AN
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Jack Saelid has proposed a cap on the utility tax: when a yet-to-be-determined sum has accrued, collection would cease. City Attorney Charles Liberto will research and report on a possible ordinance.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3441
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 25, 1981
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 25, 1981
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Taxation
Item ID
3329AN
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Tax rates are being increased in the city's five lighting districts. Article discusses status of other tax rates and notes an increase of 9.2% in the total assessed valuation of all properties in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3439
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 7, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 7, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Taxation
Item ID
3327AN
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City Council met with representatives of Santa Anita Park race track to discuss the possibility of raising the admissions tax. Council is concerned with the cost of traffic control. Benefits to the city from the track have increased 22.6% in the past two years and 43% the previous season.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 30 1981
Pages
p. A-1
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 30 1981
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Taxation
Item ID
3331AN
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The Arcadia City Council unanimously supports a 5% utility tax on interstate and international telephone calls. The proposed tax will cost about $.40 per person per month.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3449
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 23, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 23, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Telephone
Item ID
3336AN
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City Council has renewed an examination of the admission tax Santa Anita pays compared to other race tracks. The track provided 34.1% of the city's total annual revenues in the fiscal year 1980-81. Traffic control costs in Arcadia are higher than in other cities with race tracks.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3442
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 16, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 16, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Taxation
Item ID
3330AN
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Santa Anita Park pays 38.5% of the overall tax revenue of the City of Arcadia. It pays the usual taxes plus a unique admission tax. Article outlines a history of the tax and the projects it has helped finance.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune Special Supplement
Date
October 16, 1980
Pages
p. 8
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune Special Supplement
Date
October 16, 1980
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Taxation
Item ID
3328AN
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Ballot measure aims to repeal Arcadia's utility tax. The current tax adds 7% to bills for water, electricity and natural gas and 5% for telecommunications for both residential and commercial customers. If approved, city services will be downgraded significantly. It would eliminate 12.5% of Arcadia's budget.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 15, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 17
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 15, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 17
Subjects
Arcadia City Council-2010-2019
Ballot measures
Kovacic, Gary
Lazzaretto, Dominic
Utility Users Tax
Item ID
34528AN
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Arcadians: "No" on Measure A, the repeal of Utility Users Tax (UUT) by Joan Schmidt. The utility tax is 12.5% of the city's $54.9 billion General Fund.

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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
March 19, 2016
Pages
p. 7
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
March 19, 2016
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Ballot measures
Castro, Mike
City Council Elections-April 2016
Schmidt, Joan
Utility Users Tax (UUT)
Item ID
34688AN
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Big issues present in City Council election: Development, Measure A (the repeal the Utility Users Tax-UUT), and public safety.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 23, 2016
Pages
p. A7

Don Pellegrino, incumbent on the ballot for City Council, has definitive opinions, listed in this article, on the election issues: the budget, race track admission, utility tax, etc.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1088
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 7, 1982
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 7, 1982
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
City Council - Elections - 1982
Pellegrino, Donald E.
Item ID
1087AN
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The Arcadia City Council appointed Thomas C. Clark to the Planning Commission and approved an ordinance reducing the number of members on the commission from 7 to 5.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper633
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 21, 1987
Pages
p. 1
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 21, 1987
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Boards and Commissions
Item ID
633AN
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Measure A makes waves. The debate on repealing the Utility User's Tax (UUT) is coming to a head. Measure A is opposed by City of Arcadia workers. It is supported by Larry Papp and California Tax Limitation Committee, backed by TeaPAC, part of the Tea Party's Tax Revolt. See hard copy in VF Arcadia-City Council-Elections-2016.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34473
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 25, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 13
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 25, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 13
Subjects
Arcadia city budget
City Council Elections--2011-2020--April 2016
Measure A--Utility Users Tax
Papp, Larry
Item ID
34665AN
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Article outlines discussion at City Council meeting about the ballot measure to increase the utility tax to raise money for the schools. It was suggested a higher admission tax at Santa Anita Park be used to raise the money.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2999
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 15, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 15, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Finance
Item ID
2924AN
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City Councilman Robert Harbicht suggested that the council discuss whether to reduce the size of the Planning Commission from 7 to 5.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper629
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 12, 1986
Pages
p. 1
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 12, 1986
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Boards and Commissions
Item ID
629AN
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A plan to reduce the size of the Arcadia Planning Commission from 7 to 5 members has been held over by the City Council. The Council has until July to think about the proposal.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 9, 1986
Pages
p. 1
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 9, 1986
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Boards and Commissions
Item ID
630AN
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Arcadia City Council approves $142,675 for 4 new police patrol vehicles. They will be Ford Explorer Police Intercepter Patrol Utility Vehicles.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 20, 2017
Pages
p. 2
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 20, 2017
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Police cars
Item ID
35120AN
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The Arcadia City Council has decided not to reappoint Gary Kovacic to the Planning Commission. In a related story, Robert Harbicht's recent proposal to reduce the size of the Planning Commission from 7 to 5 members seems likely to be approved.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 7, 1987
Pages
p. 1
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 7, 1987
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Boards and Commissions
Item ID
632AN
Collection
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