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Oakdale council approves annual landscape-and-lighting assessments amid resident objections about large reserves
Summary
After public objections about large reserve balances in several districts, the Oakdale City Council approved engineer reports and levies for four landscape-and-lighting maintenance districts for fiscal 2025–26, with votes recorded on each item and one initial failure and reconsideration on Bridle Ridge.
Oakdale City Council voted on Aug. 4 to adopt engineer reports and levy annual assessments for four neighborhood landscape-and-lighting maintenance districts, after residents urged the council to reduce what they called excess fund balances.
Council members approved assessments for Bridle Ridge, The Vineyards, Virgil Hill and a group of smaller districts that include Live Oak, Reinman Court, Sunset Meadows, Sterling Hills and Murdoch Court. The measures pay for streetlights, tree pruning and landscape maintenance in the neighborhoods that benefit from the services; staff said the levies avoid tapping the city’s general fund.
Residents raised repeated objections during public comment. George Hoover (Live Oak) and…
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