I support Measure B, Goleta's penny-on-the dollar sales tax increase that will raise $10 million. Today Goleta has a big gap between its revenue and the funds necessary for its key priorities such as maintaining good roads, ensuring good fire and police response times, and cleaning creeks and beaches.
Our roads are at risk because of years of underfunding in order to balance the budget as required by law. Similarly, the Lake Los Carneros bridge replacement and our Community Center renovation lack all the funding needed to proceed.
Goleta's cost of policing services just went up significantly. Western Goleta's Fire Station 10 construction lacks full funding to proceed. Without more funding, public safety response times are at risk.