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Board approves five CFD annexations after debate and schedules workshop on CFD fees and HOA policy
Summary
The San Benito County Board of Supervisors approved five annexations into Community Facilities District (CFD) 2018 on April 14, including a 3–2 approval of the Fairview Corners annexation, and directed staff to schedule a special workshop to review CFD fees and consider HOA alternatives.
The San Benito County Board of Supervisors on April 14 approved five annexations into CFD 2018 and directed staff to convene a special workshop to review CFD fee schedules and alternatives, including requiring homeowners associations for future projects.
Concerns about the county’s current use of CFDs centered on whether the tax mechanism was being used to bill the public for services developers historically should provide. A supervisor who said they had “been raising the alarm bell” on a recent flood of CFD applications urged the board to accelerate a fee study and consider shifting non-core services — landscaping and similar maintenance — to homeowner associations rather than the county.
County staff described the annexations: Annexation No. 22 (Tax Zone 25) is a 28.57-acre parcel at 1401 Orchard…
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