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Skagit County commissioners approve sending ballot to Clear and Beaver Lakes property owners to reform Lake Management District 4
Summary
After a public hearing, commissioners authorized submitting a ballot measure to property owners to reform Lake Management District 4 and raise a 10-year special assessment to pay for expanded aquatic weed control and related lake-management work.
Skagit County commissioners voted 2-0 to submit a ballot question to property owners around Clear and Beaver Lakes to reform Lake Management District Number 4 and increase its special assessment rates. The action follows a public hearing during which county staff described rising treatment costs and a schedule required by state law.
The proposal would replace the district's existing 10-year assessment with a new 10-year plan to fund aquatic noxious-weed control, surveying and mapping, permit fees, public notifications and treatment work. Jen Johnson, Natural Resources Division manager for Skagit County Public Works, said the district was last reformed in 2017 and runs through 2028 but that rising contractor estimates and higher chemical and labor costs prompted…
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