Is Redevelopment About to Expand?

It sure looks that way. 

Among the Agenda items for Tuesday night's City Council meeting is Item #18, a MOU between the Cities of Fullerton, Buean Park, La Habra, Brea, Placentia, Yorba Linda, County of Orange, and the Orange County Workforce Investment Board is paving the way for a North Orange County Economic Development Partnership. 

That's a mouth full.

It looks like maybe this new agency could dodge some of Sacramento's pay-to-play redevelopment taxes recently enacted.

It also creates a much larger muscle for the redevelopment community to flex.  As it stands, three council members could end the Fullerton Redevelopment agency with a simple vote.  This new agency would be nearly impossible to dismantle once in place.

There is a bunch of fluff and superfluous wording that sells conservatives on a regional investment strategy.  And with Dick Jones, Don Bankhead, and Pat McKinley on the council, you can rest assured the MOU will pass.