Facing a looming deficit, Apple Valley seeks members for budget advisory committee [Daily Press, Victorville, Calif.]
Jan. 18 Two months after announcing budget-related cuts to services and staffing following the defeat of Measure O on the Nov. 3 ballot, Apple Valley officials are looking to increase community involvement in the town’s budgeting process.
The Town Council voted last week to create a Citizen’s Budget Advisory Committee that will provide input in the review and recommendation process for Apple Valley’s annual budget, which faces a looming revenue deficit estimated at $4.5 million.
The 15-member committee will include Apple Valley’s five Town Council members and ten community members who will be appointed at a rate of two per councilor. Each community member must reside within Apple Valley or within its sphere of influence, town officials said in a statement.
City Council to review proposal
The Apple Valley City Council will have to vote on a new proposed residential zoning district that could be applied to the Apple Valley Golf Course property or other land that is considered for future redevelopment in established neighborhoods.
The Apple Valley Planning Commission voted Dec. 2 to recommend approval to the City Council for a proposed ordinance to create the âlow density flex residentialâ zoning district.
The city is also looking at possibly rezoning the Apple Valley Golf Course property from institutional to the low density flex residential if the ordinance gets final City Council approval.