FAQs
What is the FROG Committee?
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We are a group of concerned Glendora residents who understand that our City facilities are in need of major renovations or replacements. The Library is in dire need due to substandard construction, City Hall is over 100 years old, GPD has not kept pace with current LE needs and many of our works yards and other buildings need updating. FROG stands for “Facilities Restructuring of Glendora”
What Facilities are being addressed?
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We are concentrating on these Facilities but there are others in need that are less urgent:
Police Department | City Hall | Library | La Fetra Center | Crowther Family Center | Park Facilities & Structures | Public Works Yard | Community Services Yard | Transportation Yard
We just passed 2 recent sales tax initiatives. Where did that money go?
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Measure E was passed as a stop gap for the City to keep from having to reduce staff and services. The City was looking at deficit budgets due to rising costs and stagnant Revenue. Without Measure E, the City Council would have had to make some major cuts to services. Maybe closing the Library or La Fetra Center or Teen Center or maybe even reducing out police force. The residents agreed that we didn’t want to see those cuts made.
Measure Z was tied to the continuing Homeless crisis. LA County has a tax initiative that raises money to address homelessness but very little of that money is distributed to smaller cities like Glendora. Again, Glendora residents understood that we can address our own issues locally if we could keep the funds local.
Why hasn’t this been addressed before now?
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Going back as far as the 1980’s, there is always something more important to fund. There are retired Council Members from the 80’s involved in this committee and money has always been tight and more important needs were always taking priority. Do we want better parks, more services, Police Department support or do we want to build a new garage at the Public Works yard or update the electrical at City Hall? The answer has always been that the major construction could be put off for one more year and before we knew it 50 years went by with no major improvements. So the question is: “do we continue to put it off and pass this issue on to our kids and grandkids or finally address it?”
How much is this all going to cost?
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How are we going to pay for it?
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How does a Parcel Tax work compared to a Bond?
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How can we be assured the money will be used the way it was intended?
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We have estimates in the neighborhood of $150,000,000 for the obvious immediate needed renovations and construction but there is more than that in ongoing deferred maintenance.
After debating issues like Outsourcing our City Services, embracing massive development or cutting basic services like Police, Parks and Library services which we know will not be accepted by Glendora residents and we agree. The only option is that if we want nicer Facilities, we are going to have to pay for them. We are placing a Parcel Tax Measure on the November 2026 Ballot to allow Glendora Voters to decide if this is an issue they are willing to invest in. The tax rate will be 19 cents per square foot of structures for residential properties, 27 cents psf for all other properties and a flat $150 per year for vacant land.
A Parcel Tax creates a Revenue Stream for the City to used solely for the renovation, maintenance and construction of City Facilities. So if the Tax creates $9,000,000 annually, that money can be used as it comes in, it can be borrowed against or any combination. With a Bond, the City strictly borrows money and uses the new tax to pay that loan back.
There is language in the Ordinance that restricts the use to facilities only and there will be a Citizens Oversight Committee to keep an eye on how it’s spent.