Hearing on objections to the 2026 assessment of Westlands Water District.

BEFORE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF WESTLANDS WATER DISTRICT,STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter ofWESTLANDS WATER DISTRICTA California Water District
NOTICE OF TIME AND PLACE OF HEARING BEFORE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SITTING AS A BOARD OF EQUALIZATION TO HEAR AND DETERMINE ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE 2026 ASSESSMENT OF WESTLANDS WATER DISTRICTNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on May 19, 2026, at the hour of 9:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as practicable, at the District’s Fresno Office, 286 W. Cromwell Ave., Fresno, California 93711, the Board of Westlands Water District will sit as a Board of Equalization to equalize the District’s assessment for 2026.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that landowners and the public may participate in the equalization hearing by joining the Zoom meeting link.
Join the meeting from a computer, tablet, or smartphone:
Zoom Meeting Link: https://wwd-ca-gov.zoom.us/
Meeting ID: 846 7853 5742Passcode: 3130
Dial in information: (669) 900-9128NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that at that time and place, pursuant to CA Water Code Sections 36600, 36604, and 36605, the Board will hear all objections presented to it regarding the correctness of any 2026 Westlands Water District assessment valuation as made by the Assessor of said District pursuant to the District’s 2026 Benefit Assessment and set forth in 2026 Assessment Book of the District on file with said Board and will continue in session from day to day until all objections and relevant evidence have been acted upon by said Board and, after hearing all objections and evidence, said Board will revise the valuation of any parcel of land as necessary to reflect its proper valuation and will fix the valuations of the parcels of land, if any, that have not been assessed.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that objections to the valuation must be preceded by the filing with the Secretary of the Board of Directors, prior to 5 p.m., on May 12, 2026, of a written application for a modification of valuation(s) showing the facts claimed to require the reduction and the applicant’s opinion of the proper valuation(s) of said property.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the 2026 Assessment Book is now on file with the Secretary of the Board and it may be inspected at the District’s Office (286 W. Cromwell Avenue, Fresno, California 93711) between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. or at the District’s Five Points Shop and Field Office (23050 W. Mt. Whitney Avenue, Five Points, California 93624) between the hours of 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., on each day, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays excepted, commencing on April 22, 2026, and ending upon the termination of the aforesaid hearing.
DATED: April 22, 2026 By: Jeremy Hughes, SecretaryPublish: April 29, May 6, 2026 
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