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Ordinance proposing the establishment of Lake County Special Service Area (SSA) 18 and other procedures in connection therewith the Del Mar Woods Subdivision, an unincorporated area within Lake County.
Staff Summary
The Del Mar Woods Sanitary District was created in the 1970s with the sole purpose of installing and maintaining a sanitary sewer system within the Del Mar Woods Subdivision. The district has since become dormant with no appointees and no assessment for the long term maintenance and management of the sanitary sewer system.
The creation of Lake County Special Service (SSA) 18 is the first step in the replacement of the functions of the dormant Del Mar Woods Sanitary District. The Lake County Department of Public Works has expertise in the area of sanitary sewer operations and maintenance and the funds from SSA 18 will be utilized by the Lake County Department of Public Works for the operation, maintenance, improvement and possible future replacement of the sanitary sewer infrastructure located within the Del Mar Woods Subdivision.
Further, this Special Service Area also has the ability to provide for future maintenance of stormwater infrastructure within the Del Mar Woods Subdivision.
Should this SSA 18 creation be approved, County staff will then begin work on the formal dissolution of the Del Mar Woods Sanitary District in a separate process.
The proposing ordinance for SSA 18 was passed by the County Board on April 14, 2026, and a public hearing was held on June 3, 2026. The 60-day petition period, as provided in the proposing ordinance, ended on August 3, 2026 and the County did not receive any signed petitions objecting to the formation of SSA 18.
If the Lake County Board approves this establishing ordinance, SSA 18 boundaries will be established, the ordinance will be recorded with the Lake County Clerk, the County will create a fund to hold the tax proceeds from SSA 18 and the Board will set an annual levy on the properties listed within...
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