Midway Heights County Water District

Meeting of the MHAAA: The steering group of the Midway Heights Applegate Annexation Association (MHAAA) will be held at 7:00pm on May 1st at the Meadow Vista Fire Station. All members of the public are welcome. Click HERE for agenda and general update.

Meeting of the Applegate/Weimar MAC held Jan 20th at the Veterans Hall in Colfax.

The Applegate Water Annexation Steering Group met at the Meadow Vista Fire House. Click HERE for a recap.

Meadow Vista MAC Meeting: The meeting held Dec 2nd at the Placer Hills School in Meadow Vista was well attended.

Meeting of Placer Hills Fire District at the Meadow Vista Fire Station. The annexation project was an agenda item and drew a standing room crowd.

The Board Agenda accorded public discussion time regarding this possible annexation. About 40 members of the public were in attendance. Two key issues emerged:

• The County's Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) must approve the annexation before the Board can proceed with its own approval.
• Reasonable Cost Estimates are needed. The costs of extending District services (treated and irrigation water lines) would be borne by all parcel owners in the annexation area. Typically, those costs are covered by a bond issue and are repaid over several years via the tax rolls. Committed support by a strong majority of the 200-plus parcel owners affected is needed, but it is unlikely that many would provide such support without first knowing the probable costs. However, in order to produce reliable cost estimates, the District would have to undertake (fund) a full engineering study.

The Board directed staff to query the District Engineer regarding performance (at minimum cost) of a preliminary study that could provide a basis for initial cost/risk estimates.

A letter was circulated to most of the affected homeowners by Mr. John Sellers, a homeowner in Crother Hills Estates, in support of the project, encouraging attendance at the 10/14/04 Board meeting. A copy of the letter was provided to the District.