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Board approves higher CSA 56 streetlight assessment after ballot count shows majority support
Summary
The Kern County Board of Supervisors confirmed a Proposition 218 ballot process and enacted an ordinance increasing the annual streetlight assessment for County Service Area (CSA) 56 from $38 to $73 per parcel after staff reported 14 ballots returned: 9 in favor and 5 opposed; board vote was unanimous.
The Kern County Board of Supervisors on May 20 closed a Proposition 218 public hearing and adopted an ordinance raising the annual streetlight assessment in County Service Area 56 (northwest Bakersfield) from $38 to $73 per parcel for fiscal year 2025–26.
Assistant Public Works Director Adrian Nava told the board that CSA 56 covers 51 single‑family parcels with 14 streetlights. The assessment is collected on property tax bills; current revenues…
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