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San Marcos council adopts assessments for Landscape & Lighting Districts; debate on subsidy and service levels
Summary
Council approved annual levies for Landscaping & Lighting District No.1 and Vallecito Town Center Street Maintenance District for FY 2025-26; public speakers and council members debated whether the city should subsidize maintenance shortfalls created after Proposition 218 capped assessments.
The San Marcos City Council on July 22 adopted resolutions confirming diagrams and levying annual assessments for Landscaping & Lighting District No. 1 and the Vallecito Town Center Street Maintenance District for fiscal year 2025-26, after public hearings and discussion about maintenance funding.
City staff explained the Legal framework: districts formed under the Landscaping and Lighting Assessment Act of 1972 must be renewed annually when an assessment is levied. Multiple speakers raised concerns that Proposition 218 removed automatic annual escalators for certain assessment districts, leaving district revenues flat…
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