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Extracted from Consolidated Report
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Mendocino County Grand Jury
• 1998-1999
Brooktrails Township Community Services District
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Findings 2 findings
F1
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The Brooktrails Hazard Abatement Program started in 1991 as a response to the threat of rapidly spreading wildfires in the wake of the Oakland Hills fire, under the authority granted the BTCSD by California Government Code Sections 61623.4 and 61623.5.
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Page 9
All testimony supported the overall goals of the program: to reduce the risk of a large and fast moving fire through the Brooktrails area. Hazards on 1,000 to1,500 properties are cited and abated each year. Program Implementation Findings
Recommendations 2
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R2Page 9Since 1993, almost every property has been on the abatement list once and many have been listed twice or more. Contrary to allegations in the complaint, the Grand Jury found no evidence of fraud or kick-backs or of selective enforcement in the abatement process. Non-resident owners were most often cleared through the BTCSD and the costs (plus fees) added to their tax bills.
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R3Page 9The cost to property owners has ranged from $280 to $1,000 per lot (lots average 6,000 square feet in size). The BTCSD encourages land owners to contract privately for the work but in about 25% of the cases, work has been put up for public bid because nothing has been done. Greenbelt Areas