San Lorenzo Valley Water District administrators explained this week that a rate increase is necessary to repair an aging water system in need of expensive repairs and to ensure the financial stability of the public agency into the future. The district also said that combining its three facilities into one campus will increase efficiency and allow for an ADA and seismically up-to-code administrative building.

Dental nonprofit receives loan for new facility

Heavy opposition to a proposed water rate increase has materialized from a group of San Lorenzo Valley Water District customers who are unhappy with the district’s plans to spend much of the money on a new administrative campus.

In the Sept. 13 article “SLV Water approves hike” (page 2), the date of the Proposition 218 public hearing was misstated. The correct date is 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24 at the Highland’s Park Senior Center, 8500 Highway 9 in Ben Lomond. The Press-Banner regrets the error.

Scotts Valley’s biggest outdoor concert series, Music at Skypark, will hold its final show of the season on Sunday, Sept. 29.