Vector control assessment to decrease

The county's vector control benefit assessment will decrease from the $5.86 per equivalent dwelling unit level as it had been since 2011-12 to $5 per equivalent dwelling unit.

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors, which serves as the county's Vector Control District, decreased the annual assessment by a 3-0 vote May 13 with Greg Cox addressing California Coastal Commission duties and Ron Roberts not yet present due to a Red Cross event earlier that morning. The vector control assessment is in addition to a service charge, which remains at $3 for the coastal region and $2.28 for the suburb...