Tax Panel to Hold Town Hall Meeting

The will be holding a town hall meeting Monday at 6 p.m. in council chambers to discuss proposed changes to the city's business license tax with community members.

The committee to draft possible amendments that will be placed on the Nov. 8 municipal election ballot. Local business owners, City Councilman Kit Bobko and Mayor Peter Tucker sit on the panel.

Changes the group has considered, which could result in either an increase or decrease in taxes, will be presented at Monday's meeting.

"Right now our tax structure in town is outdated. We need to at least modernize it and, what I hope, my hope of hopes, is that we're able to develop something that goes a step further and makes Hermosa Beach a place where people want to come do business," City Councilman Kit Bobko told Patch Business License Tax Committee.

Another tax plan making its way to the November ballot is an initiative being pushed by Hermosa Beach resident Jim Lissner in an effort generate more revenue for the city.