The special tax levied by the Lynn Park Acres Community Service District has not changed since the 1970s. In that time, there has been a larger that 200% inflation. Every year it has become increasingly difficult for the board to fund maintenance projects resulting in compromise or deferred maintenance. As we have seen recently, a particularly wet winter can result in failures of culverts, road washout and minor landslides. Some of these failures are preventable with sufficient funds for maintenance projects. Others are unforeseeable but still cost the district money to fix. The board is seeking to increase the special tax for two reasons. First is to ensure that we as a community have sufficient funding to provide long term fixes for areas identified to be in need of maintenance. This includes culvert replacement, shoulder and drainage repair, chip/seal of the surface, and eventual repaving. Second is to allow the district to build a cash reserve for years where the maintenance costs are significantly higher than average such as clearing of landslides, localized replacement of pavement, and other atypical but necessary timely repairs. The board is dedicated to ensuring that our district has a safe, functional road for all of its members and respectfully seeks your approval so that we may continue to do so in the face of rising costs.
Lynn Park Acres Community Service DistrictMeasure B - 2/3 Approval Required
To maintain Lynn Park Acres Community Service District roads shall a new special tax, replacing the existing one of $100 per improved lot and $75 per unimproved lot, be adopted without expiration, at $200 per improved lot and $150 per unimproved lot? This increase would generate $15,050 annually and would be collected semi-annually via property tax payments.
¿Qué es esta propuesta?
Pros y Contras — Explicación objetiva con argumentos a favor y en contra
Sus partidarios dicen
Sus oponentes dicen
(None Filed)
Información básica — Información oficial
Un voto por el SÍ significa
A “YES” vote on this Measure would grant Lynn Park Acres Community Services District (the “District”) legal authority to levy an annual special tax of $200.00 per improved parcel of real property within the District and $150.00 per unimproved parcel within the District, an increase from the current $100.00 per improved parcel and $75.00 per unimproved parcel tax.
Un voto por el NO significa
A “NO” vote on this Measure is a vote against the increase to the special tax, leaving the existing tax rates in place.
Resumen
Sarah Edwards, County Counsel
This Measure has been placed on the ballot by the Lynn Park Acres Community Services District Board of Directors.
Approval of this Measure authorizes the District to secure these additional tax revenues to be applied only for the purposes described in the Measure – supporting and providing maintenance to the roads within the District – as dictated by Govt. Code sections 61121 and 50075 et seq., and requires compliance with other accountability measures pursuant to Govt. Code section 50075.1 et seq., including establishment of a special account into which the revenues of the special tax shall be deposited, and filing of an annual report regarding collection and expenditure of the special tax revenues.
Measure B must be approved by 2/3 of the voters of the District voting upon said Measure to become effective.
Análisis del analista legislativo / Proposal
Sarah Edwards, County Counsel
This Measure has been placed on the ballot by the Lynn Park Acres Community Services District Board of Directors.
Approval of this Measure authorizes the District to secure these additional tax revenues to be applied only for the purposes described in the Measure – supporting and providing maintenance to the roads within the District – as dictated by Govt. Code sections 61121 and 50075 et seq., and requires compliance with other accountability measures pursuant to Govt. Code section 50075.1 et seq., including establishment of a special account into which the revenues of the special tax shall be deposited, and filing of an annual report regarding collection and expenditure of the special tax revenues.
Measure B must be approved by 2/3 of the voters of the District voting upon said Measure to become effective.
A “YES” vote on this Measure would grant Lynn Park Acres Community Services District (the “District”) legal authority to levy an annual special tax of $200.00 per improved parcel of real property within the District and $150.00 per unimproved parcel within the District, an increase from the current $100.00 per improved parcel and $75.00 per unimproved parcel tax.
A “NO” vote on this Measure is a vote against the increase to the special tax, leaving the existing tax rates in place.
Argumentos Publicados — Argumentos a favor y en contra
Argumento A FAVOR
The special tax levied by the Lynn Park Acres Community Service District has not changed since the 1970s. In that time, there has been a larger that 200% inflation. Every year it has become increasingly difficult for the board to fund maintenance projects resulting in compromise or deferred maintenance. As we have seen recently, a particularly wet winter can result in failures of culverts, road washout and minor landslides. Some of these failures are preventable with sufficient funds for maintenance projects. Others are unforeseeable but still cost the district money to fix. The board is seeking to increase the special tax for two reasons. First is to ensure that we as a community have sufficient funding to provide long term fixes for areas identified to be in need of maintenance. This includes culvert replacement, shoulder and drainage repair, chip/seal of the surface, and eventual repaving. Second is to allow the district to build a cash reserve for years where the maintenance costs are significantly higher than average such as clearing of landslides, localized replacement of pavement, and other atypical but necessary timely repairs. The board is dedicated to ensuring that our district has a safe, functional road for all of its members and respectfully seeks your approval so that we may continue to do so in the face of rising costs.
Argumento EN CONTRA
None filed.
