Local ballot measure
Mountain View Villages Water Distribution Loan
On the November 3, 2026 ballot
Mountain View Villages Water and Sanitation District ballot issue: state agency loan for water
Who is asking
Mountain View Villages Water and Sanitation District
On the ballot in
- Lake County ballot
The ballot question
SHALL MOUNTAIN VIEW VILLAGES WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT DEBT BE INCREASED BY $1,800,000, WITH A MAXIMUM REPAYMENT COST OF UP TO $4,140,000, AND SHALL DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED UP TO $200,000 ANNUALLY, IF NECESSARY, FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING NECESSARY AND REQUIRED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DISTRICT'S WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM BY THE EXECUTION OF A LOAN AGREEMENT AND ISSUANCE OF DEBT OR OTHER MULTIPLE FISCAL YEAR OBLIGATION PAYABLE TO A STATE AUTHORITY, WITH SUCH DEBT OBLIGATION TO BEAR INTEREST AT A MAXIMUM NET EFFECTIVE INTEREST RATE NOT TO EXCEED SIX AND A HALF-PERCENT (6.5%) PER ANNUM, TO BE EXECUTED AND ISSUED AND IN SUCH MANNER AND CONTAINING SUCH TERMS, CONSISTENT HEREWITH, AS THE BOARD THE DIRECTORS MAY DETERMINE; AND TO THE EXTENT OTHER DISTRICT LEGALLY AVAILABLE REVENUES ARE NOT SUFFICIENT FOR THE REPAYMENT OF SUCH DEBT, SHALL AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAXES BE INCREASED IN ANY YEAR WITHOUT LIMITATION AS TO RATE AND IN AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON SUCH DEBT AS THE SAME BECOME DUE; AND SHALL ANY EARNINGS FROM THE INVESTMENT OF SUCH REVENUES AND TAXES AVAILABLE FOR REPAYMENT OF SUCH DEBT CONSTITUTE A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE?
Where the question's words come from
What a vote does
- A yes vote means
- Authorizes up to $1.8 million in debt for water distribution improvements, with the stated tax authority and property-tax backing if other available revenue falls short.
- A no vote means
- The district would not receive authority for this loan.
County ballots
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Key dates
- October 2 to October 9: county clerks mail ballots to active voters.
- October 12: drop boxes open.
- October 26: last suggested day to return a ballot by mail.
- From October 27: return your ballot to a drop box or vote center instead of mailing it.
- November 3, 2026, Election Day: ballots are due by 7:00 p.m.
Page updated September 29, 2026