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Board approves multiple special‑district rate increases after Proposition 218 hearings
Summary
After a series of Proposition 218 hearings Aug. 18, the board approved inflationary adjustments and five‑year rate schedules affecting several small water and storm‑drain maintenance districts, continuing CSA 46 to Dec. 8 for additional review.
San Joaquin County public works staff presented proposed rate changes Aug. 18 for multiple special districts and County Service Areas, recommending inflationary adjustments or five‑year rate schedules to maintain financial sustainability.
The presentation covered CSA 21 (Oak Creek), CSA 25 (Capewood Estates), Bear Creek Terrace, Marada Estates, Rancho San Joaquin, Marlin Manor and Spring Creek Estates. Staff explained that many districts rely on annual SFE charges collected on the property tax roll and that some water services are metered by volume. Examples cited in staff slides included proposed storm‑drain adjustments for CSA 21 (from $50 to $518 per SF per the presentation) and smaller CPI‑based increases in other districts; Rancho San Joaquin, Marlin Manor and Spring Creek were cited for 5‑year water‑rate schedules that would increase annual charges over the period.
Public works said outreach and community meetings were held and that CSA 46 will be continued to Dec. 8 to allow staff to meet with constituents requesting rate changes. Supervisors pressed staff to show reserve balances and asked whether meter installation deadlines under AB 2572 applied to small districts; staff said many small districts are not yet metered and would need funding to install meters. After tabulating protests (none reported for the listed districts) the board approved the remaining rate proposals and continued CSA 46 to Dec. 8.
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