Focus (Forum & Focus)
Jul. 26, 2008
Engineering a Change
Special assessments that are applied evenly to all parcels within a district now run a high risk of being viewed as special taxes requiring a two-thirds vote of residents within a local agency’s jurisdiction, writes Sophie N. Froelich. - Focus Column
By Sophie N. Froelich
This article appears on Page 7
This month, a California Supreme Court decision changed the way special assessments can be levied and challenged. Special assessments that are applied evenly to all parcels within a district now run a high risk of being viewed as special taxes requiring a two-thirds vote of residents within a local agency's jurisdiction, and any assessment challen...
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