Appeals to board of equalization now open
County property owners may apply for assessment reductions now through 5 p.m. August 27. Howard C. Menzel reminds taxpayers to file eight copies of the application with the County Administration Building, fourth floor. Hearings are expected to begin in September.
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Board of Equalization
County Board of Equalization
Howard C. Menzel
Board of Supervisors
Surge in county assessment appeals tied to moratoriums
County Board of Equalization sees a flood of protest filings as developers and landowners seek large reductions amid water and sewer moratoriums. Initial protests include five Montecito parcels seeking up to 90 percent cuts, with hearings planned for early fall and as many as 2000 filings anticipated.
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Dick Praul
County Board of Equalization
South Coast Area
Montecito
Board of Equalization
Goleta County
New environmental quality coordinator to start July 23
Albert F. Reynolds, 52, named to lead the county environmental quality office with an annual starting salary of 21375. He will hire two specialists and clerical staff from candidates recruited by the County Personnel Department and assumes the post after Board of Supervisors approval.
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Albert F. Reynolds
County Personnel Department
Reynolds
Board of Supervisors
Comprehensive Planning Organization
Regional Council of Governments
San Diego
San Diego County
Environmental Development Agency
Environmental Quality Office
County Supervisors
Brown aide accuses GOP lawmakers of dodging probe
Sacramento UPI) A top aide to Secretary of State Edmund Brown Jr says Republican lawmakers are ducking his investigation into allegations that GOP money helped Peace and Freedom Party candidates. Tom Quinn says silence from involved individuals and impossible contact slow the probe.
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Sacramento
UPI
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Brown
GOP
Peace and Freedom Party
Tom Quinn
Peace and Freedom
Quinn
Interest rates to rise on savings and mortgages
Government actions announced Thursday will raise savings yields at banks and savings institutions while boosting mortgage rates for FHA and VA backed loans. FHA raises await congressional renewal. HUD Secretary Lynn argues higher rates aid home buyers.
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UPI
National Association of Home Builders
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Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Veterans Administration
Congress
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Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
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Beetle fuel saving plan cites 28.56 billion gallons a year
The piece argues converting all cars to air cooled Beetles could save about 28.56 billion gallons of gas annually. It notes police Beetles in Ossining and taxis in Honduras as examples, and mentions rising gas prices making rationing seem likely. It also reports flood damage in New England and varying weather across the nation.
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United Press International
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Houston Intercontinental
Beaumont
Tex
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