Department of Neighborhood Empowerment
Newsletter

November 22, 2005

Re: STREET REPAIR PRIORITIES.

$100,000 FOR STREET REPAIRS

The City is still asking Neighborhood Councils with elected boards in place to designate $100,000 worth of street resurfacing or repair projects and notify the Bureau of Street Services.

By this time, all or most Neighborhood Councils should have received an assessment of street conditions within its area from the Bureau.

If you have not received it, or if you have not yet submitted your priorities, please contact Bruce Jones in the Bureau of Street Services at bjones@bss.lacity.org or at (213) 485-3427. You can always call 3-1-1 to reach anyone at City Hall.

Remember that the money comes from the Gas Tax and it can only be used for things
like street repairs. It can’t be used for more police officers, sidewalks, or trees.

The money will not be transferred to each Neighborhood Council’s budget. That
wouldn’t make any sense, because it would have to be sent right back to the
Bureau of Street Services.

Of course, this amount of money doesn't repair lots of streets, but the success of this project might determine if there is more to come.

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Greg Nelson
gnelson@mailbox.lacity.org

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