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TWICE BEFORE THIS AREA SOUGHT SELF-GOVERNMENT. BY LOCAL
MAJORITIES OF 57% AND 62% THE AREA VOTED IN 1976 AND 1978 TO FORM ITS
OWN COUNTY. THOSE EFFORTS WERE UNSUCCESSFUL IN CONVINCING THE
BALANCE OF THE COUNTY TO APPROVE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ATTEMPTS.
WE ARE ONE VALLEY, ONE COMMUNITY POSSESSING A COHESIVE
"COMMUNITY SPIRIT." IS THIS A RADICAL PROPOSAL? NO. EIGHTY-FOUR
TIMES PREVIOUSLY CITIES HAVE INCORPORATED IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY
ALONE. THE PROPOSED SIZE OFFERS THE BEST OPPORTUNITY FOR ECONOMIES
OF SCALE AND COHERENT PLANNING. THIS IS A NEW ERA, ONE WHICH
DEMANDS BOLD SOLUTIONS, AND YET THE CONCEPT OF CITYHOOD IS IN
KEEPING WITH THE VERY ESSENCE OF THE BASIC DESIRE FOR SELF-
GOVERNMENT IN THIS COUNTRY.
AS ADVOCATES WE WANT TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE QUALITY OF
LIFE IN SANTA CLARITA WHILE ENCOURAGING WELL PLANNED GROWTH WITHIN A
FRAMEWORK OF FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY. WE ARE COMMITTED TO DOING
EVERYTHING THAT WILL IMPROVE THE VALUES AND QUALITY OF THIS UNIQUE
VALLEY.
