Supporters of the Santa Clarita Open Space Initiative have created an informative website to help make it easier to find information on this important initiative at http://www.scvsaveopenspace.org/.
The Open Space Initiative would allow the City of Santa Clarita to buy up open space land within a 3-mile radius of the City limits to preserve as open space territory. This would in effect stop the bulldozing of the ridgelines around the Santa Clarita Valley in areas where the City is able to buy up these open spaces.
The cost to the residents is $25 per year for the next 30 years, with a maximum increase of $1 per year for the typical homeowner. After 30 years, the initiative must again be presented to the residents for a vote. This cost will be added to the annual property tax bill.
Some people are questioning why there isn't some way for private contributions to be made, rather than taxing the whole Santa Clarita Valley area for this. The answer is simple: With the tax base approved, the City will be able to BORROW funds immediately to start buying up land parcels, instead of waiting for the taxes to be collected and turned over to the City of Santa Clarita.
Read more on this important Open Space Initiative before making any decisions. http://www.scvsaveopenspace.org has links to all of the City engineering reports and more for your reference.
Linda Slocum
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