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Supervisors advance $368 million streets bond; debate over $20M undergrounding amendment leads to roll-call
Summary
The Budget & Finance Committee voted June 29 to move forward a $368 million streets resurfacing bond (Item 2) while tabling a separate measure that included an additional $20 million for utility undergrounding. Supervisors and public commenters debated equity in undergrounding and local-hiring mandates; the committee voted 4–1 to table the undergrounding-inclusive measure and forward the pared-down bond to the full board.
Supervisor John Avalos, chair of the Budget and Finance Committee, called Items 1 and 2 on June 29, 2009, asking the committee to consider a streets bond to fund resurfacing, sidewalk repairs and streetscape improvements across the City and County of San Francisco. The clerk read Item 1 (an ordinance estimating $388,000,000 in costs) and Item 2 (a smaller, $368,000,000 version the capital planning committee recommended).
Supervisor Bevan Dufty urged the committee to keep an amendment he introduced that would add $20 million for utility undergrounding, saying that underground wiring remains “an…
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