Stung by water bills that are increasing 172%, Castlewood County Service Area residents flocked to a meeting last week to hear what their volunteer board of directors was doing about it.
The service area, established in the late 1950s, provides water, sewer and road maintenance for the 187 homes in the Castlewood area plus older homes along Foothill Road in unincorporated Pleasanton. Fees are billed on the property tax bill, with monthly charges assessed only if a homeowner uses more water than his annual allotment.
The bad news from the Castlewood Property Owners Association board on Sept. 17 was blunt — there’s nothing that can be done about the 2024-25 property tax bill that will be hitting mailboxes soon. …