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La Habra Heights weighs replacing two assessments with a general tax as grants and oil revenue fall
Summary
At a Jan. 10 strategic-planning workshop, La Habra Heights officials warned of shrinking grant and fuel-tax revenue, discussed restoring staff levels and sketched options to sunset existing assessments and place a general tax on the ballot to shore up the city budget.
La Habra Heights officials on Jan. 10 told residents a narrow revenue base and diminishing grant and gasoline-tax income have left the city with limited flexibility and mounting staff workload, and that council is considering a ballot measure to stabilize funding.
Rafferty, the city manager, said the city is “pretty much purely residential,” with most revenue coming from property taxes, permits and fees, and that only “about 10¢ on the dollar is what comes into the city.” He told the council that federal and state grants have become less reliable and that gasoline-related road funds are shrinking as vehicles become more fuel efficient.
The revenue squeeze has coincided with a…
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