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Salinas council approves annual levies for six landscape and lighting districts

5499788 · July 29, 2025
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Summary

City staff recommended levies for six landscape and lighting districts; council approved the engineer's reports and assessment levies required by state law, with small rate changes for three districts and flat rates retained for three others.

The Salinas City Council on July 1 voted unanimously to adopt the annual levy of assessments for the city’s six landscape and lighting maintenance districts for fiscal year 2025–26.

Donna Segura, the assessment engineer with Harris & Associates working for the city, told the council the assessments fund ongoing maintenance for landscaping, parks and open space within each district and are required under state law and the city code. Three districts — Airport Business Center, Vista Nueva and Hardin Ranch — retain flat-per-parcel rates that were set when those districts were formed (Airport Business Center at $217.49 since 1987; Vista Nueva $600 since 2011; Hardin Ranch $66.72 since…

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