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Carpinteria board splits on whether CAP costs should be on water bills or property taxes; staff directed to analyze hybrid option
Summary
Board debated whether to collect Advanced Purification Project (CAP) charges via water bills, the property tax roll, or a hybrid. Directors voiced competing priorities — transparency and visible conservation signals for water-bill proponents versus linking long-term beneficiaries via property taxes — and asked staff to analyze a blended approach before a June decision.
District staff framed three collection methods to fund CAP: place charges entirely on the water bill, place them entirely on the property tax roll, or adopt a hybrid that puts debt on property tax and operations on the water bill. Staff emphasized the numbers shown were preliminary estimates and that a formal cost‑of‑service study would be required to finalize rates and allocations.
Examples presented as illustrations showed a typical single‑family 3/4" meter might face roughly $560/year if the…
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