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Ripon council hears options to shore up aging lighting district; $600,000 replacement estimate cited
Summary
City staff told the council the lighting district’s revenue (about $322,000 in FY23–24) covers current operations but leaves little for capital; replacing aging induction lights with LED is estimated at $600,000 and could require a Prop 218 assessment vote or alternative funding strategies.
Ripon city staff on Jan. 14 told the City Council the lighting district faces mounting utility and capital costs and outlined revenue and expense scenarios that could require either a benefit-assessment vote or other funding sources.
Kevin Warner, a city staff member presenting the review, said the district collects about $322,000 in revenue for fiscal year 2023–24 — roughly 85% from a $42-per-single-family-equivalent assessment and 15% from property taxes — while expenses were about $292,000, leaving a modest operating balance. Warner said the district has not been able to accumulate a capital replacement fund and that utility costs rose by roughly $50,000 in a single recent year, “which does raise some concerns with the ability to continue to maintain a…
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