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Carpinteria council moves to begin mailed‑ballot process for citywide landscape district
Summary
Council voted to initiate proceedings to form a citywide Landscape Maintenance District (LMD 2025‑1) and order an engineer's report and mailed property‑owner ballot, a step staff says is needed to close a growing maintenance funding gap for medians, irrigation and nearly 3,000 street trees.
Carpinteria City Council on Nov. 10 voted to initiate the formal Proposition 218 property‑owner mailed‑ballot process to form Landscape Maintenance District 2025‑1, a citywide proposal staff says will consolidate multiple legacy zones and fund maintenance for medians, irrigation systems and almost 3,000 public right‑of‑way trees.
Staff told the council that the current mix of legacy zones and ad‑hoc subsidies no longer covers the true cost of maintaining public landscaping. "The true costs of…
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