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Jim Satcher, John Burks and Trina
Burks
Co-Directors
Fallenleaf - Havenhurst Homeowners Annexation and Sewer Assessment District Petition Committee
Los
Altos, California
June 1980 - November 1982
Proposition 13 increased costs and reduced service to the 173 homes in the Fallenleaf-Havenhurst unincorporated neighborhood
of Los Altos. A larger concern was the high rate of failure of home septic systems in the area. The only answer
was to be annexed by the city of Los Altos and connect to the city sewer system, which would cost each household between $2,400
to $5,000. Nevertheless, 70 percent of the homeowners approved the petition for annexation (5% was required to pass),
and 68 percent of the homeowners approved the petition to create a sewer assessment district (60.1% was required to pass.)
Success was due to a team of dedicated people, the support of local officials and the media who keep the story
alive in bold print and on TV for all to see.
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