Claremont officials urge property owners who have
not submitted a protest form for the Clean Water, Clean Beaches measure to do
so by emailing WQFI.Info@dpw.lacounty.gov.
The city of Claremont submitted its protest along
with the Los Angeles Business Federation and educators across the Los Angeles
County in November to fight the countywide initiative. Local
administrators believe the measure could cost the city up to $102,702.58 a
year.
Proposed by the Los Angeles Flood Control District
(LAFCD), Clean Water, Clean Beaches proposes charging property owners
countywide with a new annual tax to help pay for water quality projects. The
Clean Water fee is expected to cost the average single-family homeowner in
Claremont $54 a year for a total of $1,539,658 annually. Only 40 percent of the
funds collected will even be returned to the city for use in its water
treatment, city officials have added.
To be counted, protests must be received by the end
of the public hearing period on March 12 and include the parcel's site address,
Assessor's Parcel Number, the name of the parcel owner, as well as the
signature of the parcel owner or an authorized representative. Only scanned or
photographed email protests with a handwritten signature will be accepted. For
more information, please visit www.lacountycleanwater.org.
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