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Hanford council directs April balloting on six assessment districts; staff to pursue bids and evaluate in-house maintenance
Summary
After a presentation on deteriorating conditions and budget deficits in multiple Landscape & Lighting Assessment Districts, the Hanford City Council authorized staff to move forward with April 7 balloting on assessment increases for six districts and directed staff to run a maintenance RFB while modeling an in-house public works maintenance option.
Deputy Public Works Director Alvin Diaz told the Hanford City Council on Jan. 20 that the city oversees 44 landscape assessment districts and that rising utility and maintenance costs have forced reductions in service levels, including eliminating maintenance in six districts.
Diaz said 17 districts were established before 2000 and do not include an automatic CPI provision, leaving many funds outpaced by inflation and uncollected items such as block wall repairs. He highlighted Quail Run Estates as an example, showing a current deficit of about $40,000 and noting its park assets…
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