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Dear Yolo County Taxpayer,

Thank you for visiting the Yolo County Taxpayers Association’s website – Yolo County’s site for information on how your hard earned tax dollars are being spent by politicians. We are Yolo County taxpayers like you who are committed to holding government accountable for the money it spends and the results it delivers.

We encourage you to visit this website to learn about the latest proposals to increase taxes and government spending or to report other government activities that you think we should know about. Your pocket book is under threat from local elected leaders with ambitious plans that would most certainly result in future tax increases or draconian cuts to critical public services such as education and public safety.

In 2004 Yolo County had a $14 million budget deficit that required county government to furlough its employees during the Christmas holiday season. It was reported in March of 2006 that the county’s projected budget deficit will be $6.2 million in 2007-2008 and even more red ink expected in the coming years. County Supervisors are already considering pink slips for its public employees.

Despite these ominous signs, business as usual continues in Yolo County -- unfettered spending!

Here are just some items on the Yolo County Taxpayers Association’s (YCTA) “Watch Dog List.”

YCTA’S “WATCH DOG LIST”

	How could Yolo County have spent millions trying to buy a ranch with an estimated value of $60 million? The Supervisor’s adventure in trying to seize the Conaway Ranch from unwilling sellers for no clear public use is an example of why local taxpayers need to keep track of what the County is doing.
	The County is shaking down local communities for more tax revenue! “How can we raise revenues?” said Supervisor Mariko Yamada. “By shaking down cities? We’ve got to do something and soon. It’s quite depressing.”
	Yolo County land use policies are creating red ink! The County is seizing private property from local landowners and family farmers without their consent for so-called preservation projects. This longstanding practice has resulted in public ownership of land that no longer generates property taxes required to fund public services, such as education and road maintenance.
	Now, Despite being faced with more red ink and spending millions in a failed effort to take over the Conaway Ranch, Yolo County’s Supervisors think they deserve a pay raise. What will they think of next?

Be assured that we are hard at work to protect your hard earned tax dollars. But we can’t do it alone. So I encourage you to join us and sign up for email alerts that notify you of when your tax dollars and private property are under threat from big spenders.

Dudley Holman
President

WE SUPPORT

	Fiscal responsibility by public officials!
	Honesty in consumer affairs
	Consolidation of local government functions
	A two-thirds vote for all tax increases (The HEART of Proposition 13)
	The Gann Spending Limits
	Privatizing
	Independent budget analysis and audition
	Term limits for elected officials
	Stewardship of Yolo County's Precious Natural Resources

WE OPPOSE

	Circumvention of Props 13 and 218
	Excessive salaries for public employees
	Taxes disguised as assessments, excessive fees and charges
	Government waste
	Inappropriate use of government power (Eminent Domain)

Yolo County offers diverse economic opportunities. Our greatest resources are our people and their productivity, our fertile land and our water!