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Public Comment
From:Theresa Bass
Sent:Saturday, August 20, 2022 10:32 AM
To:Public Comment
Subject:Fwd: \[EXTERNAL\] Let voters decide on Anaheim homeowner and small business
protections!
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From: Lee Denton <
Date: August 20, 2022 at 9:53:17 AM PDT
To: Theresa Bass <tbass@anaheim.net>
Subject: \[EXTERNAL\] Let voters decide on Anaheim homeowner and small business
protections!
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Anaheim City Clerk Dear Anaheim City Clerk Theresa Bass,
Dear Anaheim City Council,
Anaheim homeowners and small businesses are being targeted and we are calling on our elected
leaders to protect our homes and our future. Anaheim residents have spent years saving so they
could own a home or small business in this great city. We paid our mortgages, raised our
families, and now we rely on these properties as an investment for our future.
We understand that there has been a sharp rise in the cost of living and inflation is affecting us
all. Now, both state and local governments are looking for ways to pay their debts. Whether it’s a
housing crisis or a fiscal crisis, they have set their sights on homeowners and small business
properties. Some recent legislative proposals included:
Abolishing Prop. 13 property tax protections outright and/ or creating loopholes like Split Roll
back in 2020
Taxing an existing home up to 25% of its increased resale value resulting thousands of dollars in
lost equity or appreciation for homeowners
Taking away hundreds of thousands of dollars of our property’s equity and redistributing those
funds to local activist groups
This war on homeowners and small businesses is real and it must stop.
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We urge the Anaheim City Council to support homeowners and small businesses by amending
the city charter to prohibit government control over our property.
Let the voters decide.
Regards,
Lee Denton
Anaheim, CA 92805
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