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OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFOR IA
RESOLUTION NUMBER 68/566
In the Matter of Special )
Legislative Session to �
Act Upon Funding for the �
San Franciseo Bay Area }
Rapid Transit District }
and to Provide Property
`fax belief . }
WHEREAS the 1968 regular session of the Legislature has
been concluded without action having been taken with respect to the
prevision of funds for the San Francisco Bay Area lapid Transit
District and with respect to property tag relief; and:
WHEREAS both of these two matters are of vital concern
to residents of the San Francisco Bay Area and to the people of
the State of California as a whale; and
WHEEAS the transit system being developed by the
Saiz Francisco Bary" Area Rapid Transit District must be left uncom-
pleted or so drastically modified as to make the system of little
worth in reducing traffic congestion; and.
WHEREAS county government services must be curtailed or
additional property tax levied upon property taxpayers already
overburdened with such levies unless property tax relief is pro-
vided;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA SOLVED that it urges the
Honorable Ronald Reagan,'> Governor of California, to call the
Legislature into special session on the date that it reconvenes
after the eurrent constitutional recces for the purpose of con-
sidering and acting upon appropriate measures to provide additional
funds for the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid. Transit District and to
alleviate the present onerous burden of property taxation,
PASSED and ADOPTED this 13th day of August, 1968 by the
following vote.-
AYES: Supervisors J, P Kenny, J E# Moriarty,
T. J„ Coll, E„ A ' Linscheid '
NOES,: None.
ABSENT: Supervisor A M. Dias,
RESOLUTION NUMBER 68/566