They may have lost the war, but Glendale officials have won a battle over millions of redevelopment funds.
Last week, state finance officials agreed to give Glendale nearly $3 million it had denied in mid-December.
Although Sacramento lawmakers ended redevelopment in February, the Department of Finance is still giving roughly 400 defunct redevelopment agencies throughout California money to pay for previous obligations.
City officials lauded the news Monday. Without the money, the city could have been slapped with a lawsuit, adding another headache to the already complicated dissolution process.
Still, City Manager Scott Ochoa said that despite the money, more frustration is sure to come.
“We’re still having to fight for every inch of ground,” he said.
State lawmakers ended redevelopment, and the property tax income that came with it, in order to close a multibillion-dollar state budget gap. But as redevelopment winds down, the defunct agencies get money to pay for obligations in six-month increments.