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Big Bear City CSD raises water and sewer connection fees and adopts FY2025‑26 budget
Summary
On May 19, 2025 the Big Bear City Community Services District Board adopted ordinances raising new‑customer water and sewer connection fees and approved the district’s FY2025‑26 budget; both fee increases were small, and the budget was adopted after no public comment.
The Big Bear City Community Services District Board of Directors on May 19, 2025, adopted two ordinances increasing connection fees for new customers and approved the district’s fiscal year 2025‑26 budget.
President John Russo opened the noticed public hearings and read the ordinance titles. The Board adopted Ordinance 2025‑02, increasing the water connection fee for new customers by 1.95%, from $10,397.00 to $10,600.00. The motion to adopt Ordinance 2025‑02 passed 4‑1; Director Al Ziegler voted no. The Board then adopted Ordinance 2025‑03, raising the sewer connection fee for new customers by 1.60%, from $2,940.27 to $2,987.39; that motion passed unanimously.
Finance Officer Jeanette Prickett presented the FY2025‑26 draft budget and told the Board there were no changes since the draft was presented for public comment on May 5. Director Larry Walsh acknowledged the hardship rate increases can impose on customers but said the increases were necessary to sustain services. After no public comment, the Board adopted Resolution 2025‑08 approving the FY2025‑26 budget; the budget resolution passed 4‑1, with Director Ziegler opposing.
The consent calendar, approved earlier in the meeting, included April 2025 cash disbursements totaling $3,655,921.76 and the financial/treasurer’s report for the quarter ended March 31, 2025.
What the Board did not do: the record shows no written public comments specific to the ordinances or the budget during the hearings; the items were adopted after the Board opened and immediately closed the hearings with no speakers. The ordinances and budget documents are filed in the district’s Resolution and Ordinance Book Number 36.
