The CSA 10 taxes (and it is a tax, but "assessment" sounds more PC to the County) is a tax you will ALWAYS have to pay. It does not end in 2030 like the Mello Roos does (or is supposed to if the board does not mess with it again.)
Stanislaus County wants to increase your CSA 10 tax primarily because they nearly wiped it out when they used it to replace the trees and sidewalks on Pirrone. Whomever put the trees in front of the developments on Pirrone did not put in root boxes to train the roots to grow down and they lifted the sidewalks. So they want ALL of the CSA taxpayers to pay for that and raise your taxes.
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Again, have a say in the matter of your taxes and what they are used on. Look at the County's PowerPoint they shared at the October Salida Municipal Advisory Council meeting. They put a flashing sign on Sisk Road to notify people of the meeting, but I thought I'd do this post to let people know because really now, who actually knows what "CSA 10" means when they see that sign? And God forbid they spend any money to send you notices - geez!Attend the upcoming meetings at the Salida Library Community Room to have a say before this tax gets increased on you.
Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at 7 pm for a special CSA 10 presentation
Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at 7 pm at the Salida MAC meeting
Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at 7 pm (last chance to give input at Salida MAC)
thank you for sharing this important information for all who live in Salida. I'm fortunate to live in a neighborhood without Mello Roos/CSA taxes but it effects so many of my friends. Please come and support our community at the upcoming meetings. Don't let the County continue to raise our taxes.
ReplyDeletethe county rep wanted to turn off the storm drain pumps if we didnt vote to pay more for service , perhaps we need to cut back on county admins and shore up the operations budget.
ReplyDeleteIm not going to take any ore plantation mentality attitudes from them at the meetings.
Actually this has been posted on Salida Mac, Salida Ca News and Nextdoor since Wednesday. They also sent out notices but it won't let me post the pic of it.
ReplyDeleteThe root of the problem is that Salida is not a city. Therefore, Residents/People of Salida dont care. The only way to settle these issues is to incorporate. That is what needs to be done. That way, taxes can be raised to build up our city into something like Elk Grove or Clovis. That should be the goal.
ReplyDeleteI attended the meeting. My question is why do they come to the residents first for money?bMoney for the tree roots and sidewalks should of been a request to the state for capitol funding. Now they threatened to take away street sweeping and maintenance of parks and park strips if the increase does not go through. Does this mean we get to stop paying into CSA 10. No it does not so what then? What happens to the money they will be receiving? And if it does pass whose to say that the money won't go to a general fund to be used for other things not mentioned. How can they be held accountable? And next year or the year after that they will come and ask for more money. It's easier to ask the residents for more money than the state because the state would make ask them and maybe even audit them to see if the money is being used for what they are saying it is going to be used for. I'm all for CSA 10 but don't start asking for money from the bottom first.
ReplyDeleteWe keep voting yes on things that end up taxing us more. Now I was told that the residents that do not pay into CSA 10 will continue to not pay into it. And that they will not attempt to annex those homes into it because they would vote it down since there are more residents that don't pay than those that do. So if this makes it to the ballot will they get to vote on the increase. BTW to add the tax increase to the ballot it will cost $40k.