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Carpinteria sets mailed‑ballot process for updated coastal berm assessment
Summary
Council initiated Proposition 218 proceedings to form a revised Coastal Berm Assessment District to fund seasonal berm construction and emergency response, noting the existing district's rates have not been updated since 1997.
The Carpinteria City Council voted on Nov. 10 to initiate a Proposition 218 mailed‑ballot proceeding for a revised Coastal Berm Assessment District that would fund seasonal winter berm construction, emergency responses and a new operational reserve to stage equipment ahead of storms.
Staff said the city's longstanding winter berm program, in place since 1983 and last adjusted in 1997, now…
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