Residents press board for accountability over depleted mitigation fund, Prop 68 spending and consultant errors

Aug 17, 2026

Multiple residents and callers accused the district of poor oversight of consultant work and depletion of a well‑mitigation fund, urged detailed accounting of Prop 68 and other grant spending, and suggested alternatives such as university partners or DWR support.

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Public commenters used the meeting's public‑comment periods to press the board for transparency about how grant and mitigation funds were spent and to call for consultant accountability. One commenter said the mitigation fund had essentially "vaporized," cited a borrowed $634,000 from flood control and urged a repayment plan; another caller called for an itemized spreadsheet showing the proposed uses of any $250,000 transfer and actuals against those line items.

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