8 responses to “Fixing the Avenue – Part 2 The Money”

1. Lorne

   January 9, 2011

   If this financing requires a new tax/”fee” for property owners, I hope it will be similar in structure to the storm drain fee (or a Mello Roos), as opposed to the original, grossly inequitable Measure H method (assessed value/general obligation bond). I won’t care if the total funding amount this time is smaller ($8 million vs. $40 million); if the tax is based on assessed value, I will oppose it once again.

2. ron fulderon

   January 9, 2011

   Lorne, at this point raising taxes or fees, regardless of how the amount is determined, is the wrong way to go. We do not have a revenue problem. We have a spending problem.
   Starve the beast.
   The once truly great state of California is now a sad joke with spending out of control from the state down to the counties and cities. The spending must be stopped, and any promises that just one more tax or fee is going to finally going to fix things is absurd.

3. Ron Fulderon

   January 10, 2011

   It would be more appropriate to post this link under the Friends with Benefits threads that we have here but this thread about the public sector outrageously asking the private sector for more money to repair the streets has a more significant connection. This is the reason why our already high taxes don’t cover basic services:
   
   
   
   or youtube –> CalPERS Aristocracy – Public Pension Reform Parody

4. holyroller

   January 10, 2011

   Dear Mr. Fooleron,
   How will we be able to stop spending if we want repairs made to our infrastructure?
   Please pick as many as you want..
   -Fire all Goverment Employees
   -Drop all health and retirement benifits for Goverment Employees
   -Give amnesty to all undocumented workers.
   -Give amnesty to all the employers of undocumented workers who pay NO taxes to, or for their undocumented workers to the Fed,State or County
   -Continue to allow the undocs, their children to attend public schools free, medical free.
   Drive around San Mateo any day of the week and you will see many Latin Women pushing baby carriages with 2-3 little ones following.
   Clearly undocs, husband/boyfriend undoc. are
   employed by a business that is taking care of a throwaway employee.
   The business owner,not paying taxes;to support the community that he/she lives in because THEIR LITTLE ONES, go to OLA.
   FYI-The reason we pay so much for insurance in this area is due to the undocs.. No Licence, No Isurance, No Problem.
   Check with your friends/family..
   Everyone has a story.
   But you want to go after the people who keep the lights on,toilets flushing, and the Public School Teacher who is attempting to educate so the children of un docs do not end up breaking into your home.
   So, Mr. Fooleron.
   What is your pick?

5. Anne

   January 11, 2011

   Wow, Holy, words fail me. Time to check your meds again.

6. holyroller

   January 13, 2011

   That is funny-Ha Ha.
   Why not give the points I brought up some thought.
   Either agree or not.
   Truth or not?
   Maybe then “we” can work together to find solutions that occur in our community.
   Make a change.

7. Anne

   January 13, 2011

   Holy, please re-read your entry dated 1/10/2011. It rambles in about 15 directions.
   So hard to be sure who you dislike (today): the “undocs,” the undocs breaking into our homes, the “Latin women,” and/or ” business owner, not paying taxes; to support the community that he/she lives in because THEIR LITTLE ONES, go to OLA. ”
   Maybe it would easier if you would just point out who you DO want living here.
   I’d like to believe that your attitude and prejudices are not in step with the rest our our community.

8. Joe

   October 30, 2012

   Here’s the update from the Daily Journal on the Avenue plan:
   Utility work will soon be taking place around Burlingame, a precursor to a larger streetscape project that is still being designed.
   The first phase of electric and natural gas line work by Pacific Gas and Electric will take place in November and from Jan. 9 through March 30. Work will include relocating transformer vaults and installing new streetlights and pedestals for decorative lighting, according to a city notification. The work will also accommodate Burlingame’s new sewer main, water drain, storm main and lower the culvert.
   “This will be a precursor to the actual construction, which we hope to begin in the spring of next year,” said Public Works Director Syed Murtuza.
   To make Burlingame Avenue more pedestrian friendly, city officials gave the conceptual go-ahead to change parking from slanted to parallel and thin the avenue’s two lanes to a total of 20 feet. Changes requested also included widening sidewalks from 10 feet to 16 feet, which would require changing parking to parallel spots; and creating bulbouts to allow for smaller pedestrian crossing areas. Design work is under way. Murtuza helps the project will go out to bid in December or January and be awarded in February allowing for construction to start in the spring.
   The full article is here:
   http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?type=lnews&title=Utility work to start in downtown Burlingame&id=1757264