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Board authorizes ballots, sets $130 annual parcel charge for proposed North San Juan fire suppression district
Summary
The Board of Supervisors authorized mailed ballots and set a proposed $130/year parcel maintenance charge for a new County Service Area (CSA 39) to fund a fire suppression system in North San Juan. The project includes a water storage tank, distribution mains, a supply well and about 10 hydrants; ballots return July 9 and LAFCO approval depends on a majority vote.
Nevada County supervisors on May 14 authorized mailing ballots to property owners to form County Service Area 39, a proposed maintenance district to fund a community fire suppression system in North San Juan. County staff said the ballot measure is the district step needed before the county can secure construction funding for a system that would add a water storage tank, roughly 4,200 feet of 12‑inch water main, a supply well and about 10 fire hydrants serving the downtown area.
Pat Perkins, a principal engineer with Public Works, told the board the project would make hydrants and fire flows available where none exist now, easing an economic barrier for local buildings that otherwise must install…
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