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Carpinteria City details proposal to update Winter Berm assessment after decades without change
Summary
City staff say the Winter Berm Assessment District has not been updated since the early 1990s and propose raising the equivalent-benefit-unit charge to cover a current program cost of about $98,720 and avoid a roughly $73,500 annual subsidy from the general fund.
Carpinteria City Manager Michael opened the presentation saying the city is proposing to modernize the Winter Berm Assessment District to align charges with current costs and reduce general-fund subsidies. The district, created roughly 33 years ago, funds construction, maintenance and emergency repair of the winter berm that protects oceanfront properties from high tides and winter storms.
The city said the district has not been updated since…
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