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KBRA calls for Siskiyou
County to receive $20 million
Klamath Falls Herald and News
October 5, 2010
The Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement calls for Siskiyou County to receive $20 million for lost property tax revenue, but this money is not guaranteed.
The funding for Siskiyou County is included in an $11 billion California bond the Safe, Clean and Reliable Drinking Water Supply Act which will be on the November 2012 ballot.
Funding believed unlikely
Siskiyou County Supervisor Jim Cook, an opponent of the KBRA, said he thinks it is unlikely the county will receive any of that money.
The KBRA advocates removal of four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River, three in Siskiyou County. Cook said even if California voters approve the bond issue, the funding for Siskiyou County would not be enough to make up for the loss of property tax revenue from the dams and surrounding properties.
Siskiyou County did not sign
Siskiyou County has participated in KBRA discussions, but did not sign the agreement.
Its got a number of fatal flaws in it that I could never see working for anyone in Siskiyou County or anywhere else, Cook said. Im not sure it was totally thought out.
The KBRA does not mandate any funding for Del Norte or Humboldt counties in California, the only other counties involved in the agreement.
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