Per Capita Comparison: ARE CARMELITES GETTING THEIR MONEY'S WORTH?

CITY---------------POPULATION--------GEN. FUND 05/06---------PER CAPITA

Carmel-by-the-Sea----4,038-----------$11,931,765-------------$2,954.87

Monterey-------------30,161------------$46,600,000------------$1,545.04

Pacific Grove--------15,305------------$14,400,000-------------$ 940.87

Marina----------------18,824------------$10,100,000-------------$ 536.55

Seaside--------------34,454------------$16,200,000-------------$ 470.19


ARE CARMELITES GETTING THEIR MONEY’S WORTH?

Per Capita, the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea spends twice as much as the city of Monterey, three times as much as the city of Pacific Grove, and six times as much as the cities of Marina and Seaside. Yet,...

• Our infrastructure, particularly our streets, are in deplorable condition.

• Our cultural assets, namely the Forest Theater, Scout House and the Flanders Mansion, have been historically underfunded leading the current City Council to solve this problem by voting to sell Flanders Mansion and evict tenants from the Scout House.

• No permanent restroom facility at Scenic Road & Santa Lucia Avenue.

• Harrison Memorial Library Hours only 40 hours/week, Closed on Sundays;
Park Branch Hours only 28 hours/week, Closed on Saturdays & Sundays.
Note: Monterey Public Library Hours 56 hours/week, Seaside Branch of the Monterey County Free Libraries Hours 54 hours/week and Pacific Grove Public Library Hours 52 hours/week.

• Under the current City Council, city employees of the Police Department and LIUNA Local 270 have worked for years at a time without a city contract leading to poor morale, etc.