The 380-parcel utility undergrounding assessment district passed by a weighted vote of impacted property owners on Tuesday. Construction work is set to begin in June.
Hot Line Construction Inc. has entered into a consent decree to resolve a lawsuit alleging contamination from treated utility poles stored at a facility near the Santa Barbara Airport from 2014 to 2019.
A weighted majority of ballots cast by property owners within the Diamond Street district favored the project, which has been billed as a public safety improvement in Laguna Beach.