LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT (LMD)

Reassessment Process Begins

By Dennis Albright, Headlands Development Rep.

This is an update to previous articles describing the Glen Cove 3 LMD (Landscape Maintenance District) reassessment process that will result in a vote by residents for a modest increase in our annual assessment in order to maintain and possibly expand our current high level of service.

The City of Vallejo which manages our LMD operation has begun community outreach efforts to communicate with residents regarding the objectives and details of the reassessment process, the first of which began at the G.C.C.A. (Glen Cove Community Association) Glen Cove Community Fair event held Saturday, May 17^th, at the Glen Cove Elementary School.

Vallejo’s Assistant Maintenance Superintendent Joe Bates manned a table at the neighborhood event at which he held discussions with numerous residents, sought their opinions regarding additional services desired and provided informational handouts describing the process. Input from residents was positive regarding the addition of city tree maintenance and rehabilitation of several common area sections that have not yet been addressed. (City trees are located in most of our front yards near the public sidewalks. The City is responsible to trim and replace them were deemed appropriate, although budget constraints have all but curtailed such efforts in recent years.)

It is important to remember that our LMD budget is in no way connected to the City of Vallejo’s general fund which is currently incurring solvency problems.

Our LMD funds will continue to be expended only on maintenance and rehabilitation of our LMD assets. We will keep you apprised of upcoming community outreach meetings. Please discuss this issue with your neighbors and give some thought to any changes or additions to services you believe would be beneficial and be prepared to bring them up at future outreach meetings.

This is one area where citizens input can make a difference to what happens right here in our community. Many Vallejo citizens have recently demonstrated a new spirit of involvement in issues that directly affect them at numerous levels of City government.

By participating in this initiative, we can all help to keep Glen Cove clean, safe and beautiful!