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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