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Laguna Beach council lowers petition threshold, offers city contribution to spur utility undergrounding
Summary
Council adopted revised policy to make it easier for residents to form underground utility assessment districts, reducing the petition threshold, removing petitioner deposits and authorizing a public contribution to encourage projects in priority areas.
The Laguna Beach City Council on July 8 approved revisions to the city’s assessment‑district formation policy intended to accelerate undergrounding of overhead utilities in neighborhoods identified as wildfire and reliability priorities. Staff proposed the changes after the council’s strategic planning workshop and a working group review.
Key changes: Council approved lowering the petition threshold for property‑owner‑initiated utility undergrounding districts from 60 percent of property…
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