Property owners in Southeastern San Diego pay anywhere from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars in assessments to fund a special maintenance assessment district, a tool communities can use to address needs they feel are not met by the city. Now a battle for control could spell the district’s end.
SAN DIEGO
The city of San Diego decided not to renew a management contract with a local nonprofit after months of complaints from some Logan Heights property owners about poor service and resistance to public criticism during meetings.
The Central Commercial District Revitalization Corp. will no longer manage sidewalk sweeping, trash collection, tree trimming and graffiti removal for the maintenance assessment district that includes Logan Heights, Sherman Heights, Grant Hill and Stockton, officials said.
The nonprofit had managed the district for more than 20 years, with an annual budget of more than $200,000. In fiscal 2020 the nonprofit received $259,217 in revenues and spent $252,271. For fiscal 2021-2022, it was projected to receive about $273,500 and to spend $266,106.
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Property owners say Central Commercial District Revitalization Corporation's board routinely dismisses community concerns, did not hold public meetings for most of 2020.