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Calimesa council confirms delinquent refuse and weed‑abatement assessments, approves annual landscaping and lighting engineer's report
Summary
Council held public hearings and voted to confirm special assessments for delinquent refuse accounts and weed abatement charges and adopted the final engineer's report for Landscape and Lighting Maintenance District 91‑1; total proposed refuse assessments: $82,136.71; weed abatement: $20,981.90; the district assessment remains $21.50 per parcel.
The Calimesa City Council on July 21 held the annual public hearings for delinquent refuse fees and weed‑abatement charges and approved the final engineer’s report for the city’s Landscape and Lighting Maintenance District No. 91‑1.
Darlene Gurney, city staff, said CR&R provided a list of delinquent refuse accounts; the list contained 177 accounts and the total proposed assessment to be placed on the 2025–26 tax roll would be $82,136.71. Staff noted the city charges a $25 administration fee and CR&R adds an administrative fee of $78.02 per parcel; payments received before the county submittal will be removed from the roll. The council adopted Resolution 2025‑38 confirming the reported charges (motion, second; vote Aye 5‑0).
Fire department staff presented the annual weed‑abatement hearing. Inspections identified 74 properties initially as fire hazard; after notices and reinspection nine properties required contractor abatement and remain delinquent as of July 15, 2025. The total proposed assessment for the nine parcels is $20,981.90; the council adopted the resolution confirming those charges and directed staff to forward the list to the county tax roll (motion, second; vote Aye 5‑0).
City engineer Mike Thornton presented the final annual engineer’s report for Landscape and Lighting Maintenance District No. 91‑1, which will assess 4,466 parcels at the district’s established rate of $21.50 per parcel (the same rate set in 1991). Thornton said the engineer’s report documents the uses of funds for street lighting, landscaping, traffic signals, parks and open‑space maintenance. The council adopted the report and related resolution (motion, second; vote Aye 5‑0).
In each case staff noted payments received prior to the county deadline will remove parcels from assessments and answered questions about notices and the administrative fees.
The actions will send the confirmed assessment lists to the county for placement on next year’s property tax rolls.
