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Supervisors split on sending Prop 218 notices for CSA 71 sewer-rate hikes; board sets hearings amid fiscal concerns
Summary
Kern County supervisors debated whether to mail Proposition 218 notices to property owners for proposed sewer-rate increases in County Service Area 71. Staff warned that missing the mailing window would leave the county liable for shortfalls; votes to set hearings carried in multiple items but several were divided with Supervisors Peters and Perez recorded as dissenting on some motions.
Kern County supervisors on March 24 debated and voted on a set of linked actions to set Proposition 218 protest hearings and mail notices for proposed sewer-rate increases affecting County Service Area (CSA) 71 and its subzones.
Public Works Director Joshua Champlin told the board the county maintains agreements with the City of Bakersfield and the North of the River Sanitary District (NORSD) to treat sewage for unincorporated CSA 71 customers; as those agencies raise rates, the county’s costs for treating those customers rise as well. Champlin said the county must mail Proposition 218 notices now if it wants a ballot assessment to appear on the 2026–27 tax roll, otherwise action would be delayed until fiscal 2027–28 and the county could…
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