Surprise council sets $3 million levy for 39 streetlight improvement districts
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At its June 3 special meeting the Surprise City Council approved an intent-to-adopt resolution setting streetlight improvement district levies totaling $3,000,000 across 39 districts and scheduled final adoption for June 17, 2025 under Arizona Revised Statutes §48-616.
The Surprise City Council on June 3 approved a resolution expressing the city’s intent to adopt property-tax levies for the city’s 39 streetlight improvement districts (SLIDs) totaling $3,000,000 and set the final adoption hearing for June 17, 2025 pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes §48-616.
City staff explained that SLID levies are secondary property taxes assessed within district boundaries that pay the electrical bills for streetlights. Staff said the proposed total levy across all SLIDs is $3,000,000.
The council opened the required public hearing; no one requested to speak and the hearing was closed. A motion to approve Resolution No. 2025-72 was made and seconded; the clerk announced the vote as unanimous.
Action taken was an intent-to-adopt levy resolution. Staff will return with materials for formal SLID levy adoption at the June 17, 2025 meeting.