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"I'm a ratepayer and my rates are going to go up," said Board Chair Bruce Jaffe, also a candidate for 2nd District Santa Cruz County Supervisor, before the vote at the Capitola City Council chambers. "This is an investment in the future and I'm willing to do that."
If approved by the board this month, the new rates would take effect March 1, with a four-year implementation schedule impacting customers within the district's service area of Aptos, La Selva Beach, Opal Cliffs, Rio Del Mar, Seascape, Soquel and parts of Capitola.