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Published June 9th, 2010
Lighting Assessment District Vote
By Sophie Braccini

Some Moraga residents will soon pay more to see the light at night. According to Town staff, residents that benefit from public streetlights currently pay an average of $16 a year, an amount unchanged in 20 years; the Town has subsidized the lighting from its General Fund. An election was conducted as a mail-in ballot (per Prop 218, which regulates votes on special benefits assessment districts). All residents who have lights on their streets and are not living on main arteries received a yay or nay question regarding the funding of the lights. 4,155 ballots were mailed (1 ballot per house located on a street that benefits from public lighting) and 2,542 were returned (about 61%). 57% percent of the weighted returned ballots approved the increase; the results will be certified at the June 9th Council meeting. The proposed new assessment cost is $58 per home.

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