Re: Ken Owen May 3 Letter to Editor

About 18,550 home owners in Castro Valley are about to see the surcharge on property tax bills for the CVSD raised from 481$ to $550.70 (per year). You know the one, the biggest assessment on your property tax bill. UNLESS a MAJORITY of homeowners in the district send protest letters to the CVSD This increase will be routinely approved. Please see attached for instructions on how to submit a valid protest.

1. Must Be in writing

2. State the letter is in opposition to rate increase

3. Provide the location of your property street address or APN

4. Include your original signature

Written protest may be submitted by mail or in person (email will not count) to:

Attn: public hearing on SSC rate increase

21040 Marshall Street

Castro Valley, CA 94546

The way this continues to be approved under the radar every two years is beyond me.  And The Forum having no space for letters the last few weeks seems to be awful inconvenient for those of us against it.  I posted in the CV ask share discuss forum on Facebook and nobody even noticed.

–David Searcy, Castro Valley