Real Estate Round-Up: What in the world is a Community Benefit District?

A few weeks back I wrote an article that garnered considerable response from my readers. I reported on the dry and dead foliage that exists on many of Fallbrook’s parcels and the existence of trash along our streets and in our downtown. All of this has a negative effect on real estate values. Buyers are looking not only for a home but for a community they want to call home.

Unbeknownst to me, a group of Fallbrook’s over-achieving volunteers had begun discussions two years ago about the same concerns. Jerri Patchett, Lila MacDonald and others recognized that one of the ways to maintain and enha...