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Board initiates ballot process for mosquito district assessment after Aedes aegypti detections

Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors · January 14, 2026
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Summary

Following detection of Aedes aegypti and a projected $2.77 million shortfall, the board authorized initiating the 2026 Mosquito and Vector Control District benefit assessment ballot process; staff proposed a $15.75/year rate for single‑family homes and said the assessment would stabilize district finances through about 2045.

Santa Clara County supervisors on Jan. 13 authorized staff to initiate a balloting process for a 2026 benefit assessment to support the Mosquito and Vector Control District.

District staff explained the 1996 and 2005 assessments no longer keep pace with rising operational costs and that the district projects a $2,770,000 shortfall by the end of…

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