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DAVIS STREET <br />SAN LEANDRO, CA. 94577 <br />"San Leandro ... Home of Sunshine and Flowers" <br />(415) 351-1431 <br />February 3, 1972 <br />CITY ATTORNEYS O iCE <br />FEB 8 - 1972 <br />CITY OF �AN LEANDRO <br />San Leandro City Council <br />San Leandro City Hall <br />San Leandro, California <br />Gentlemen: <br />The San Leandro Chamber of Commerce tax committee was <br />assigned the job of determining what happened when taxpayers of <br />Eden Township suddenly found their taxes for the Eden Township <br />Hospital District tax rate jumped from S.006 to 91.205. San Leandro, <br />as all of know, is in Eden Township and our city's assessment <br />of nearly $300,000.,000 is 41% of the district's total assessed <br />evaluation of $726,151,829. In other words, San Leandrans are <br />paying 41% of the hospital bill. <br />The committee went to work immediately, making an <br />effort to get hospital representatives to explain the proposed <br />hospital expansion at a general Chamber meeting. The hospital <br />refused to do this. Then followed a series of efforts to meet <br />with the hospital board, all of which were unsuccessful until <br />the Tuesday immediately preceeding Thanksgiving. However, the <br />hospital board did not see fit to answer nine questions which <br />were presented, stating they would refer them to their attorney <br />for answers. Answers were eventually received by mail which <br />the committee went over carefully; in some cases the answers <br />were very brief and sketchy, and the committee submitted <br />additional questions to get clarification. The next communi- <br />cation from the hospital said, if effect, if you want more <br />information, it will be necessary to come to the hospital to <br />dig it out. <br />In the meantime, the committee determined that for <br />general hospital purposes, San Leandro's two hospitals are able <br />to handle the city's medical needs. In addition, many <br />San Leandrans are members of the Kaiser Hospital Plan or go to <br />ACCREDITED <br />CHAMBER OF COMMERCE <br />C....EN OE COAI.ENCE <br />0E THE UNITED STATES <br />