Notice of Public Hearing on Approval of Ventura County Watershed Protection District Benefit Assessment Program for Fiscal Year 2026-27 Notice is hereby given that the Board of Supervisors of the Ventura County Watershed Protection District (District), formerly Flood Control District, will hold a public hearing at 10:30 AM on June 9, 2026. The hearing is to be held in the Board of Supervisors' chambers, Hall of Administration, Ventura County Government Center, 800 South Victoria Avenue, Ventura, California. Instructions for participating in the hearing remotely can be found at the following link: https://www.venturacounty.gov/boscomment on June 4, 2026, the Thursday prior to the public hearing date. The purpose of the hearing is to consider a written report on the District's Benefit Assessment Program for the fiscal year 2026-27 and to adopt assessment rates for parcels of land in the District. The latest Benefit Assessment Report is available online at: https://publicworks.venturacounty.gov/wp/benefitassessmentforwpd/ Description of Purpose of Proposed Assessment - In 1987, the State legislature authorized the District to levy assessments on parcels of land based on the benefit which each parcel will derive from the District's works and improvements as determined by the proportional stormwater runoff generated by each parcel. On June 14, 1988, the Board of Supervisors of the District established the Benefit Assessment Program pursuant to the District's enabling legislation and has approved assessments in each subsequent year to finance District activities including routine maintenance, facility restoration and the cost of certain state and federally mandated programs such as the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Municipal Stormwater Permit implementation. Any member of the general public wishing to protest individual assessments or to otherwise be heard on the matter of the proposed Benefit Assessment for Fiscal Year 2026-27 may appear at the above public hearing or their comments may be communicated by mail to the Ventura County Watershed Protection District 800, South Victoria Avenue, Ventura CA 93009, or by calling (805) 672-2112. For additional information call (805) 672-2112. Please do not call the Assessor or Tax Collector. DR. SEVET JOHNSON, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors County of Ventura, State of California By: s/s Jose R. Verduzco Senior Deputy Clerk of the Board May 26, 2026, and June 2, 2026. 5/26, 6/2/26 CNS-4043316# VENTURA COUNTY STAR Publish: 5/26 & 6/2/26 Ad#12333646