Monrovia holds public hearing on proposed citywide lighting, landscaping and parks assessment; ballots to be counted Nov. 19

The City of Monrovia on Nov. 18 held a public hearing on the proposed Monrovia Citywide Lighting, Landscaping and Parks Maintenance Assessment District No. 2025‑1, a plan staff says will combine two decades‑old maintenance assessments and phase in new, parcel‑specific charges over five years to close a growing deficit.

Ray Bowman, city staff, outlined the proposal and the legal and procedural framework: "This evening's public hearing is for the proposed Monrovia Citywide lighting, landscaping, and Parks maintenance Assessment District Number 2025 Dash 1," and he described that the proceeding follows the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, Article 13d of the California Constitution and Assembly Bill AB 2257. Bowman said the engineer's report allocates 19.33% of costs as general benefit (the city's responsibility) and assigns the remainder as…