Three smaller cities in Solano County will be voting on whether to increase taxes to fund essential city services that they say are at risk — Rio Vista, Suisun City and Dixon.
Rio Vista is a sleepy town with just over 10,000 residents that hugs the eastern edge of Solano County. Like many cities in the county, it is facing a budget deficit. For Rio Vista, that deficit is nearly $500,000 annually, according to the city clerk’s office. Part of the deficit is due to lackluster cannabis revenue that the city had been counting on to cover new fire engineer positions it filled. The city said it is also recovering from overtime paid during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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