Last Thursday two dozen courthouse construction projects in
26 counties across California were delayed indefinitely, including Sacramento’s
because of budget shortfalls. As reported by The SacBee, the 2008 bond SB1407,
which was signed into law to fund $5 billion to rebuild courthouses has fallen
short of reaching that goal by $1.4 billion by a combination of declining
revenue from court fines and fees. In addition, in 2012 the Governor diverted
funds from the courthouse bond to backfill the state’s budget and those funds
have never been returned.
Sacramento’s proposed courthouse has always received the
shaft throughout this whole process. After being down sized in budget and overall
project size two times, now it’s unlikely Sacramento will ever see a new
courthouse EVER. Really, unless fines and fees pickup and the state returns
those diverted funds Sacramento will never see a new courthouse built under
this current fines and fees program.
Thank you Governor Jerry Brown, the city does not need another abandon project but now we can add this one to the pile.
Thank you Governor Jerry Brown, the city does not need another abandon project but now we can add this one to the pile.
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Gov. Jerry Brown is a dirt bag. He will never be called out for this by the press, it will all be forgotten and he will be remembered as the ideal governor.
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