Supervisors approve Street Lighting District rates

On July 13, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, who also serve as the board of the San Diego County Street Lighting District, approved the street lighting district’s annual assessment for properties in Zone A of that district.

The approved assessment amount of $6.48 per benefit unit for Fiscal Year 2011-12 is unchanged from the previous fiscal year and has not increased since 2008. The county’s Department of Public Works, which operates the San Diego County Street Lighting District, has adopted a policy of slight annual increases to keep pace with energy costs rather than a large increa...