According to the documentation provided for this Thursday’s Cambria Community Services District meeting, the District will bring in nearly $40,000 to cover the administrative costs of a program to reduce fuel on vacant properties and reduce the potential fire danger in Cambria. An inventory of 102 properties that are listed this year,  94 of which will be charged a $400 administration fee. The costs for clearing will also be charged to those property owners. Those fees range from $59 to a little over $4,000. Some other interesting trivia gleaned from CCSD records:

Number of properties in 2009 charged under $200 for the clearing: 58

Number of properties in 2008 charged under $200 for the clearing: 54

Number in 2009 charged more than $400: 26

Number in 2008 charged more than $400: 11

Number of  properties in 2009 charged $0 for clearing and a $65 admin fee: 8

Number of  properties in 2008 charged only $50: 17

Number of properties deemed not cleared in 2009 that are on the CCSD water wait list: 14

Number not on the CCSD wait list: 88

Number of Lots determined in violation in 2008: 107

Number deemed not cleared in 2008 that are on the CCSD wait list: 15

Number of lots fined in both 2008 and 2009: 42

Number of lots on the CCSD wait list fined in both 2008 and 2009: 5

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