The West County district aims to use a portion of future growth in property tax revenue to help pay for infrastructure projects like roads and utilities over the coming decades.
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Sonoma County has approved a new Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District, known as an EIFD, for West County. It’s a similar financing mechanism to the state’s former redevelopment agencies, which former Jerry Brown abolished in 2014.
The West County district aims to use a portion of future growth in property tax revenue to help pay for infrastructure projects like roads and utilities over the coming decades.
To learn more, KRCB’s Shandra Back speaks with West County reporter Roger Coryell, who’s been following the story for the Sebastopol Times.…