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Board approves CSA 10 streetlight assessment increase after ballots and public comment
Summary
Kern County supervisors enacted an ordinance to increase the annual CSA 10 streetlight assessment from $32 to $52 per parcel for fiscal year 2025'26, following a public hearing and tabulation of ballots; public commenters urged the county to pursue LED replacements and seek information from PG&E about upgrades and cost-sharing.
The Kern County Board of Supervisors enacted an ordinance on May 13 to raise the annual assessment for County Service Area (CSA) 10'streetlight service from $32 to $52 per parcel for fiscal year 2025'26.
Public Works staff said the increase addresses a roughly $10,000 shortfall driven primarily by rising PG&E electricity costs. Assistant Director Adrian Nava and Public Works Director Joshua Champlin told the board that CSA 10 comprises 608 single-family parcels in the Roselle area near Coffee Road and Olive Drive and that the service area is served by 19 streetlights. Nava explained the Proposition 218 ballot process for lighting assessments and said Public Works mailed 608 ballots and conducted door-to-door outreach and a public information meeting on…
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