The Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved the funding plan for a new tax district intended to support infrastructure improvement projects in Cabazon and its immediate surroundings.

The Cabazon Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District was first authorized by the board in May, and during the supervisors’ meeting Tuesday, the new district’s “Infrastructure Financing Plan” received a 4-0 affirmative vote, with Supervisor Chuck Washington absent.

Only one meeting attendee, Rancho Mirage resident Brad Anderson, questioned the validity of the district, saying it would be “unaccountable to the citizens it will collect monies from.”

“I think the people of Cabazon should know what they are receiving from the county,” he said. “I have issues with these EIFDs because there’s no accountability by

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