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Council authorizes Proposition 218 election for LMD benefit zones 4 and 5 to raise park maintenance assessments
Summary
After a workshop explaining landscape maintenance district finances, the council voted to proceed with a Proposition 218 assessment increase election for LMD benefit zones 4 and 5 and to contract with Francisco & Associates to administer the election.
After a detailed workshop on landscape maintenance districts (LMDs), the Clovis City Council on Feb. 11 authorized staff to proceed with a Proposition 218 assessment increase election for Landscape Maintenance District Number 1, benefit zones 4 and 5, and to enter an agreement with Francisco & Associates to administer the election.
Public Utilities Director Scott Redelphs led a multi‑part presentation explaining that many zones in LMD No. 1 lack an automatic CPI escalation and that several neighborhood park zones are operating with shrinking fund balances. Redelphs said the LMD program is authorized under the Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972 (Streets and Highways Code, §§22500 et seq.) and described how Proposition 13 property‑tax limits and…
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