According to recent surveys, 72% of residents believe that the City of Lomita is on the right track and 82% of residents say it is an excellent or good place to live. While these numbers are great, we welcome your input (tinyurl.com/lomitasurvey) on how we can continue to improve — even in the face of the significant challenges in the coming years.
As a family-friendly City with a small-town feel, Lomita strives to maintain a high quality of life for our residents. Faced with projected funding shortfalls in coming years of approximately $1.2 Million annually, the Lomita City Council unanimously voted to place a 3⁄4 cent Local General Municipal Sales Tax measure on the November 3, 2020, ballot. Measure L would help the City address this shortfall and the repercussions to City services that could result. It would provide local funds that could be used to meet the needs of our residents, and would be controlled exclusively by the City instead of the County or State.
Facing Budget Challenges Head-On
Our city faces serious health and economic challenges including directly on the City’s budget, and these challenges have only been amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic. While Lomita takes pride in being fiscally responsible, the City estimates a significant budget shortfall over the next 5 years as we operate without the local revenue sources of many of our surrounding communities. Budget projections indicate that without a sustainable source of local revenue, within the next five years the City will see a shortfall of more than $1.2 million annually, which could have significant effects on the City’s ability to meet the needs of our residents as it currently does.
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