Will secession rip apart a city that is finally beginning to be strong, flexible and responsive?
Los Angeles City Councilwoman and recent LAFCO appointee Cindy Miscikowski talks candidly about the secession process ... "In general, LAFCO's overarching role is to determine the viability of new cities in any location, but for our purposes the debate within L.A. County is primarily about the Valley.We are currently in the midst of a comprehensive fiscal analysis in which both LAFCO and the two groups involved, Valley VOTE and the City of L.A., have issued mutual reports and made a number of comments regarding the viability of the new city, the provision of city services, the division of assets, etc."
Thanks to Jonathan Lonner
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