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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on December 13, 1994, by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Smith, Bishop, DeSaulnier, Torlakson, and Powers
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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SUBJECT: CORRESPONDENCE
Item No.
1.99 CLAIM dated November 29, 1994, submitted by R. Brandt, from the Law Firm of
McDonough, Holland& Allen, 555 Capitol Mall, 9th Floor, Sacramento 95814, for
refund of Mello-Roos special taxes imposed by the Mount Diablo Unified School District
Community Facilities District No. 1 on the Oakhurst Country Club property of the
Presley Companies for fiscal years 1990-1991, 1991-1992, 1992-1993, and 1993-1994.
***REFERRED TO TREASURER-TAX COLLECTOR,ASSESSOR,AND
COUNTY COUNSEL
1.100 CLAIM dated November 30, 1994, filed on behalf of SFPP, L.P., by R. Dunn, from
the Law Firm of Cooper, White & Cooper, 201 California Street Seventeenth Floor,
San Francisco 94111, formerly known as Southern Pacific Pipe Lines Partnership, L.P.,
for refund of ad valorem property taxes on State assessed unitary property for assessment
year 1990.
***REFERRED TO TREASURER-TAX COLLECTOR, ASSESSOR,AND
COUNTY COUNSEL
1.101 LETTER dated December 1, 1994, from M. A. Jurich, 1318 California Avenue,
Apartment 3, San Pablo 94806,proposing that the Sheriffs Department and Office of
Emergency Services conduct seminars on safety procedures for people who hike,
backpack, and travel across the nation by motor vehicle.
***REFERRED TO SHERIFF-CORONER AND DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF
EMERGENCY SERVICES
1.102 LETTER dated December 2, 1994, from F. Beck, Secretary, Bradford Farms, Inc., 40
Garden Grove Drive, Daly City 94015, relative to complaints received from Bethel Island
residents about dust emanating from Jersey Island Road(Reclamation District No. 2059)
and of the abandonment of the maintenance of this road by the County.
***REFERRED TO PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
1 nereby ccrtijy that this;is a true and correct copy of
an action tai'mr,and c,,ntcred on tho minutes of the
Goard of Su visors, on t e date shown.
ATTESTED: ` '" " 3 , 1
cc: Correspondents PHIL BATCHELOR. ^lcr k of t oard
P of Supervisors and County Administrator
Treasurer-Tax Collector
Assessor g Deputy
County Counsel
Sheriff-Coroner
Emergency Services Director
Public Works Director
BRADFORD FARM, INC. f Z"
40 Garden Grove Drive
Daly City, CA 94015
December 2, 1994
RECEIVED
Supervisor Tom Torlakson
Board of Supervisors DEC 5199
Contra Costa County
651 Pine Street CLERK BOARD
Martinez, CA. 94553 CONTRA COS A co ISOR
Dear Supervisor Torlakson:
We have been advised by Bradford Reclamation District No. 2059 that after
complaints from Bethel Island residents about dust emanating from Jersey
Island Road during dry weather, the county is again contemplating abandon-
ment of maintenance of this road.
Since this is the sole access road to the ferry serving both Bradford and
Webb Islands, whose property owners have always been assessed county taxes
while receiving virtually no county services other than the road, such
abandonment would be grossly inequitable.
In the case of Bradford Farms, Inc. it has been extremely difficult to find
farmers willing to sharecrop our property, even with the road as is, because
of poor accessibility and irregularity and unreliability of ferry service.
Because of these problems the landownerts share percentage of any crop is so
low that the corporation shows no profit and its losses are made up by annual
assessments on the stockholders, who also use the property for duck hunting,
which is also subject to the access difficulties. Take away the county road
and the situation becomes impossible. We probably couldntt give the property
away. Bradford Farms, Inc. is only one of the property owners that would be
adversely affected by such a decision.
I have been directed to make the strongest possible protest against any aban-
donment of .Jersey Island Road by the county.
Very truly yours,
CJc�
Bradford Farms, Inc. by
Fred J. Beck, Secretary
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