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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1976
Page
10
The Torrance City Council set the tax rate at $1 per $100 of assessed value, a 13.8 cent cut the lowest in years. Budget changes from higher assessed values allowed a larger cut and funds for a police facility reserve, with measures to balance the city budget and support ballot propositions.
A Lakewood trip to Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors protests a countywide tax increase on assessed valuation. The bus leaves Tuesday. passengers pay $1.50 and must sign up by 2 pm in Mayor Jo Bennitt's office at Lakewood City Hall. Mayor Bennitt and Councilman Dan Byanstine will ride.
Orange County Board of Education approves new budget for the Department of Education with an 8 percent increase in spending and a 34 percent tax rate share. Superintendent Dr Robert D Peterson requests a 10.5 million operating budget including special education and regional programs amid an 18.7 percent rise in Grange County valuations. Tax rate set to 6.07 cents per 100 assessed valuation, subject to August 31 ratification by county supervisors.
Long Beach City Council moves to apply for a $72,004 federal grant with $10,696 local match to sustain an information and referral center serving more than 20,080 elderly residents. The center has previously received Title II of the Older Americans Act funds and will continue assisting seniors in locating needed agencies and services.
Long Beach will apply to the U S Department of Health Education and Welfare for a 476 468 grant to continue its drug abuse rehabilitation program. The plan serves about 1 2 persons annually and offers medical detoxification and counseling. The contract starts Oct 1 with a 236 560 local match drawn from the Health Department budget, including 177 883 in cash and noncash staff services.
SEADIP talks in Long Beach consider single family parks as a less dense alternative to Marina Pacifica 1B and Pathways. Developers, city officials, and residents clash over feasibility and cost of greenbelts, with Kinsman, Case, and Mooers weighing densities, PUDs, and funding, while traffic remains the top priority.
Laguna Beach Newport Beach and Irvine study possible future additions to their spheres of influence after Irvine Co announced coastal development of 10 acres. Local Agency Formation Commission may receive expansion applications as soon as Wednesday with a hearing targeted for September 8 if staff reports are ready. Supervisors approved Irvine Co plans allowing a 40 000 population in the coastal foothill area of Irvine Ranch, while Irvine seeks water frontage despite lacking ocean frontage.
Long Beach City Council approved preliminary plans for a new community building in College Park Estates. The 2.40 square foot facility includes an activity room, three kitchens, an office, two storage rooms, public restrooms, and 430 square feet of patio with an estimated cost of 115000 financed from the general capital improvement fund.
Tests by doctors on hundreds of patients showed Preparation H provides prompt relief from burning pain and itching and helps shrink swelling of hemorrhoidal tissues due to inflammation and infection. The ointment or suppositories also lubricate to protect the inflamed area.
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