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PAUL BOSACKI 33 post s 10-Nov-2005 11:53 AM	I put my version of the plan on the home page, it consists of making sure that we have maximum funding from all possible governemnt sources and putting a local bond issue on next Novembers ballot to fund the roads. I get the feeling that a bond issue will be a hard sell but I think it needs to be tried or we are wasting our time with this whole discussion.The message board is open for suggestions from anyone who is logged in. I don't care if you live in Hesperia or not, please offer any and all ideas on a course for next year to get some action on the problem.
Henry Hesperia 4 post s 11-Nov-2005 2:01 PM	I don't think a bond measure is the answer. From others posts and some of my own research into other cities, it looks as though RDA funds can be used for roads. That's a big chunk of money there. The mayor has not answered any questions regarding the amount of RDA funds the city can spend on roads or how much of Hesperia is under the RDA.
PAUL BOSACKI 34 post s 11-Nov-2005 5:51 PM	how much is there in RDA money? How is it allocated? I think we need to see all of the options along with an educated guess as to how much money a five year plan would need each year. Or do we go for a bond issue next year as it is an election year?, if we put it off and don't try I think that window of opportunity closes in November of 06 for at least 2 more years.
Henry Hesperia 5 post s 11-Nov-2005 6:51 PM	The Mayor said "The RDA budget this year is $20.6 million. ......Ultimately, the RDA can spend lots of money on roads as revenues grow, but only in the project areas as required by law." My question is exactly what areas of Hesperia are covered by the RDA? I think it is quite a bit of the city. My concern is that a lot of this RDA money is only being used where new development is happening, basically to court developers(or I fear to pay them off for huge campaign contributions). I would bet that a lot of existing, "award" winning roads are under the RDA. I am pretty sure too that the civic center is ultimately being funded by RDA money. Did you read the post from Al where he said the current city hall strip mall is owned by the water district. If this is correct then I am sure the city could work out a deal to use up the rest of the mall. At least for maybe 5 years until a significant number of roads were fixed.
PAUL BOSACKI 35 post s 13-Nov-2005 7:11 AM	The use of rda money for roads has been a hot topic at city hall for a couple of months now. It seems that Al Vogler and Ed Pack have both been claiming the idea, but who cares if it comes to pass. I was reading the city council meeting agendas from September I think, and the council was having the legal end of it looked into. I have been thinking about the big picture lately, and I keep coming back to a ballot initiative that mandates who ever is on the City Council to spend a fixed portion of the budget on roads(10%?) so we don't have to go through this again. Before I started this web site I contacted the County Registrar of Voters for info to see what path to take. The lady told me that I needed a lawyer to draft the language so that it would not be thrown out later. At the time, and still I can't afford an attorney but it may be something collectively that can be done if anyone else is interested. Maybe, if anyone knows an interested lawyer we could cut a deal on drafting a prop 13 type ballot initiative? I will post the info from the county as soon as I get it. As far as a bond issue goes, If all that has to be done is have the city council propose one I'm all for it.I think the people of Hesperia should be given an opportunity to vote it up or down without any fanfare. I won't lose any sleep either way, and I don't see any need to take sides over a bond issue. Either the people in Hesperia think its worth it or not, let it be decided by vote.
PAUL BOSACKI 63 post s 18-Dec-2005 7:24 AM	At the end of 2005 I think that the issue of paving residential roads has been ignored by and large by the Hesperia city council up to now. From the posts by Jim Lindley, it is not on the priority list of upcoming things to do or to fund. It seems that the next major undertaking will be the Ranchero freeway interchange which is scheduled to be completed by 2010. As far as the #1 community priority goes, at the current pace it will take just over 30 years to pave the remaining 375 miles of bad road in Hesperia. 12 miles of paved road a year x 30 years equals 360 miles of road. That would be the year 2036 for the roads, compared with 2010 for the next freeway offramp. We keep hearing that new business and new developments will bring new money to pave roads, the question is when? Without some kind of commitment by the city council to the road paving issue, it will remain an underfunded, unkept promise. If the city council does not want public meetings to disclose their plan on the issue, it would seem that the public should give them a yearly goal to meet on the issue. I keep thinking that 30 miles of paved road per calendar year would be a reasonable goal. That would reduce the time to around 12 years to pave the 375 miles of road, down from 30 years. Sort of a mandate from the citizens as to what project gets priority. What do you think?
Time 4 Change 8 post s 18-Dec-2005 9:27 AM	Hi Paul, any progress with City sponsored gatherings on the roads issue?
PAUL BOSACKI 65 post s 18-Dec-2005 7:07 PM	I haven't really started any organized effort towards getting the city council to hold meetings yet. The Christmas/Holiday season is pretty tough on everyone, especially us mailmen and mailwomen types. Right now I'm just trying to see if the City Council will respond to email, like the rest of the world. If so I will try and put together an electronic petition or an email petition after the first of the year. Also an old fashion paper petition to hand out and gather signatures. The bigger picture would be for everyone to contact their elected city council in whatever way they can to get road meetings going in 2006. Lets get it out in the open and discuss it in public and come up with a plan. Nothing will happen unless the residents ask for it to happen, I'm pretty sure that the City Council won't hold meetings without the public asking for meetings. I could be wrong but its been 7 years and nobody has said anything up to now.
PAUL BOSACKI 79 post s 16-Mar-2006 8:49 AM	Well it's March of 2006 and nothing has came out of City Hall to make me think that they are going to surprise us and start working for the people of Hesperia instead of flooding all of the remaining vacant land with 2 feet apart track homes. Between now and the City Council election in November I hope to have some dialog on this message board about the mess that the current City Council has made of Hesperia and how we can improve it. The 3 member majority of Lindley, Pack and Honeycutt have sold the city out to the developers with no reguard for the residents who live here. The quality of life in Hesperia is deteriorating rapidly with too many people moving here with no infrastucture to support them. Gridlocked traffic, rising crime, overcrowded schools, plus 375 miles of potholed roads is not my idea of the city of progress. How about you? The concept that the city gives away $70 million dollars to developers while the rest of Hesperia goes to hell from the lack of funds is amazing to me. Log on and let us know what you think.. It's important to express your opinion about our community.. it's gotten the way it is now because no one has said anything up to now. For those of you that don't agree with me, please let us know your reasons why..I'd love to hear them.
Anonymous Guest 0 post 28-Mar-2006 5:33 PM	Paul, I read Tad's Tall Tale and would like to add that I am sure BIA statistics aren't slanted at all. HA! This coming from a guy who just took in $80,000 from developers. The big point is that crime is up 17% and not many roads are being paved. Are we going to have to have 1 million people living in Hesperia before things get better!. Things have gotten worse! You should write a response in the paper.
PAUL BOSACKI 80 post s 9-Apr-2006 8:57 AM	Well I tried to respond but couldn't get a letter printed in either the Daily Press or the Hesperia Star. There have been a couple of stories lately about Form 700 and local politicians. I requested the latest filing for the Hesperia City Council from the City Clerks office last week. I got a call back from them informing me that the deadline for filing was April 3 and could I wait until they were filed then, to get my copies? No problemo, so I should be getting them next week and I will post them as soon as I get them. This should be fun, to see what they report and then dig through available public records to verify. The Resorter story was on Gary Penrod, but I am more concerned with the Hesperia City Council.
PAUL BOSACKI 81 post s 16-Apr-2006 10:32 AM	Well the 10 days that the City has to provide requested documents was up on the 13th. I requested the form 700's for all of the City Council members. I will try on Monday the 17th to find out what the hold up is. I keep thinking about what a cash cow Hesperia is for the County of San Bernardino without having to provide anything in return for all of the property tax money they get from us. No wonder Postmus and the boys on the City Council are so tight. Remember the American revolution, about tax dollars going to England with no return to the colonies. Our deal is worst, with the City Council working to send all of our tax dollars to San Bernardino to be spent everywhere else but in Hesperia. More houses,= more tax money for the county. More people,= more use of the roads, Police and Fire, without the County or City increasing funding. Only in Hesperia....
PAUL BOSACKI 111 post s 24-Dec-2006 1:38 PM	The latest research problem is 1. How much property tax does Hesperia pay to the County? -lets say this year for example. 2. What is the secured property tax return rate for the other City's in San Bernardino? Where and how is Hesperia's property tax money spent by the County? Once I/we find out these numbers, the City of Hesperia should invite the County Supervisors up to a City Council meeting to explain to the people of Hesperia how this is fair for us. Posted on December 24.

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