LOS ANGELES, CA - The Board of Supervisors will consider placing a parcel tax measure on the fall ballot that will continue the only dedicated local source of funding for creating and maintaining neighborhood, city and county parks, recreation centers and open space, including beaches. A portion of existing local county funding has already expired; the remaining portion will expire in 2019, leaving no other reliable source of local funding to...
protect safe places to play, including parks and open space, as well as natural water resources like rivers, creeks and streams. The proposed local measure will County Board of Supervisors, all 88 cities in LA County participated in this first-of-its-kind assessment. The study identified 18,000 priority projects. The proposed ballot measure would levy a cents per square foot parcel tax for a 35 year term to continue funding to improve the quality of life throughout LA County by preserving and protecting parks, safe places to play, community recreation facilities, beaches, rivers, open spaces, water resources, youth and veteran career development, and the urban tree canopy. For more info: lacountypark needs.org