Stephen Atchley, Pomona City Council District 6 incumbent
I am asking my neighbors to reelect me to the Pomona City Council, district 6 on November 4th. By voting for me, you will get an educated, honest, hard-working public servant who is dedicated to rebuilding the economic base of our city.
Just this year, the city faced a budget deficit of $10 million. We simply do not have a strong commercial base in Pomona that will generate the tax dollars that we need for improvements in public safety, streets and alley paving, graffiti abatement and tree trimming. Instead, the council chose to reduce the deficit by cutting city jobs and services. Some of these cuts were probably desirable, but certainly not all of them.
This year's ballot will include a measure to increase sales taxes by a penny per dollar to pay for some of these services. I am opposed to such tax increases because they will cause shoppers to look outside our city for many purchases. Wouldn't you drive a few extra miles to save hundreds of dollars on a new or used car or ten or twenty on your major shopping trips? I don't believe that this is the way to solve our budget deficits.
Every candidate running for office supports increases in city services, as do I. I am unique in having a clear and simple plan to increase jobs and business growth to provide the revenues to allow us to make needed improvements. I believe that our city is poised for such growth. This growth must be environmentally sound and visually engaging.
I have already begun to take steps to make our city more inviting to commercial development. We have many new businesses in district six, as well as downtown and throughout the city. Just this summer, I dedicated a new outpatient nursing business, a new classic car dealership, a new car wash and will soon see a new Wing Stop restaurant open in my district. I have commitments to bring in a new "Fresh and Easy" market and Starbucks, as well as a new medical office center and drugstore.
As a resident for forty-six years, I have seen better days and as a seasoned leader, I can visualize better days to come. I am committed to the many improvements we all long for and, most of all I am committed to the job of revitalizing the local economy to make these improvements possible.
Just this year, the city faced a budget deficit of $10 million. We simply do not have a strong commercial base in Pomona that will generate the tax dollars that we need for improvements in public safety, streets and alley paving, graffiti abatement and tree trimming. Instead, the council chose to reduce the deficit by cutting city jobs and services. Some of these cuts were probably desirable, but certainly not all of them.
This year's ballot will include a measure to increase sales taxes by a penny per dollar to pay for some of these services. I am opposed to such tax increases because they will cause shoppers to look outside our city for many purchases. Wouldn't you drive a few extra miles to save hundreds of dollars on a new or used car or ten or twenty on your major shopping trips? I don't believe that this is the way to solve our budget deficits.
Every candidate running for office supports increases in city services, as do I. I am unique in having a clear and simple plan to increase jobs and business growth to provide the revenues to allow us to make needed improvements. I believe that our city is poised for such growth. This growth must be environmentally sound and visually engaging.
I have already begun to take steps to make our city more inviting to commercial development. We have many new businesses in district six, as well as downtown and throughout the city. Just this summer, I dedicated a new outpatient nursing business, a new classic car dealership, a new car wash and will soon see a new Wing Stop restaurant open in my district. I have commitments to bring in a new "Fresh and Easy" market and Starbucks, as well as a new medical office center and drugstore.
As a resident for forty-six years, I have seen better days and as a seasoned leader, I can visualize better days to come. I am committed to the many improvements we all long for and, most of all I am committed to the job of revitalizing the local economy to make these improvements possible.
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