Not friendly toward business





I would like to inform Ms.

Regan (The Acorn, July 14) and

other citizens of Agoura Hills of

some history that they might not

be aware of.

I have been a business owner

in the city of Agoura Hills for over

30 years. My business has contributed millions of dollars of tax revenue to the city.

Ms. Regan mentions a vendetta

in her letter between the Chamber

and the city. The only vendetta has

been the one the city has had toward our business community for

the past 30 years. Just take a look

around and compare what amenities our city has verses our neighboring cities. Agoura Hills residents and business owners are

forced to go through unnecessary

hurdles to remodel their homes or

start a new business that no other

city asks of their citizens.

It is our business community

that has contributed hundreds of

thousands of dollars to the success

of our school system, not the city.

The Chamber page that appears in

The Acorn is only an effort to educate the residents of our community about what is really going on

in our city. It is hard to understand

where the city stands, with all of

the spin that comes out of it.

An example of the spin machine is how our city tries to justify not providing additional funds

for the school district. The council

just voted not to allocate even

$100,000 as a future budget item

to help fund the Las Virgenes

School District, while the city of

Calabasas has provided over $1.5

million to the district.

The city of Agoura Hills has

people thinking that they have provided money, but that money is

only mandated by the state government. It’s a question of priorities.

Bernie Wickman

Owner, Reeds Furniture

Agoura Hills




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