Bradley Ranch Metropolitan District representatives presented an application on Sept. 22 to amend and restate the districts service plan so the built-out neighborhood can raise its operation-and-maintenance (O&M) mill levy from a previous cap of 10 mills to 22 mills to consolidate trash service under a single provider.

Why it matters: The district said multiple private haulers run weekly routes through the neighborhood; consolidating service would reduce duplicate heavy-truck traffic and associated noise and roadwear. The board also requested updates to assessment values and replacement of a 2006 financial plan with 2024 audited statements to reflect the districts built-out status.

Key details from staff and petitioner
- Allison Stocker, senior planner in the citys land use review division, said Bradley Ranch is about 126 acres, located in Council District 2, and contains roughly 359 single-family detached homes. The district is fully built out and is governed by resident landowning board members with no developers currently on the board.
- The district seeks to increase the O&M levy from 10 to 22 mills to fund consolidated garbage service and other neighborhood O&M needs while keeping the existing debt-service levy and assessment rates tied to the 2006 plan because outstanding bonds are based on those earlier values. Stocker said the district also asked to reduce maximum allowed new debt to $10 million from $30 million because no new debt is expected.
- Petitioner Sean Helzer, Bradley Ranch Metro board president, told Council the change would cost roughly $20 per home per month and would be lower than many residents currently pay for separate individual contracts; the tax-based collection would also reduce taxable cost for residents, he said.

Next steps
Stocker said the amended and restated service plan will go to the October 14 regular meeting for council action. No final vote or formal council action occurred at the Sept. 22 work session.

Context and council interest
Council members praised the neighborhood for pursuing a resident-led solution to reduce duplicate hauler routes and asked for follow-up materials showing the detailed budget and the comparative per-household cost of existing private subscriptions versus the proposed tax-based consolidation.