"The Antelope Valley Mosquito Abatement District is a "Special District" that was formed on August 21st 1958, through action taken by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, as a result of a petition submitted by the residents of the Antelope Valley. Governing power is vested in a five-member Board of Trustees. One member is appointed by the City Councils of Lancaster and Palmdale with the remaining three members appointed by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors as provided by the California State Health and Safety Code.
The term "Special District" under the California State Health and Safety Code means, that we are enabled to collect a benefit assessment fee and property taxes to raise the money we need to operate the District. This way, we can provide our service free of any additional charges to the entire community within our boundaries.
Since its formation, the District has enlarged its boundaries from approximately 178 square miles to over 230 square miles, including the cities of Lancaster and Palmdale. In August of 1994 the name was changed to Antelope Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District to be able to include the surveillance and control other potential threats to the public health, such as Africanized Honey Bees.
From the beginning, the District was dedicated to informing the public about mosquito-borne diseases and joined the Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California to profit from the gathered information of the other Districts in California."
This picture was sent in by Charlie. He writes: "The gold plumbing is not an example of government waste, it was pre-existing. The district bought the building from a plumbing contractor." |
