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Nobody reads the minutes.So we read them for you.
Every board meeting ends in a book-length packet where the decisions that raise your taxes, your water bill, and your permit costs are buried on page 288. OpenLedger extracts the resolutions, translates them into plain English, flags what works against you, and connects you with everyone else hit by the same vote.
Pages parsed
1,056
3 meetings · 3 agencies
Dollars moved
$52,750,000
Across tracked votes
Critical flags
4
10 total flags raised
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1,284
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Resolutions that work against you
Resolution 2026-114 — Tiered water rate increase (34% over 3 years)
Your water bill goes up in three steps starting January. The steepest tier applies to anyone using more than 12 units a month — which includes most households with a yard or a family of four.
≈ $412/yr more for a median household; small businesses hit hardest in tier 3
City of Ridgeline · Aug 18, 2026 · vote 5–0 consent, no discussion
Open full reportMeasure J — Parcel tax renewal, sunset clause removed
The old tax expired on its own unless voters renewed it. The renewal makes it permanent — there is no future vote that automatically ends it.
$298/parcel/yr, permanent rather than the previous 8-year term
Ridgeline Unified School District · Aug 11, 2026 · vote 6–1
Open full reportOrdinance 2026-11 — Countywide development impact fee
Building anything new — including a granny flat or rebuilding a home you lost — now carries a five-figure county fee before you pull a permit.
$14,800 per new dwelling unit; applies to ADUs and rebuilds after fire loss
Alder County Board of Supervisors · Aug 4, 2026 · vote 3–2
Open full report$4.2M sole-source consulting award — Meridian Civic Partners
The county skipped competition by declaring the firm uniquely qualified, but the file contains no analysis supporting that claim.
No competitive bid; findings of 'unique expertise' not documented in the record
Alder County Board of Supervisors · Aug 4, 2026 · vote 3–2
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City of Ridgeline
City Council · Aug 18, 2026 · 412 pages → 6 min read
The council approved a 34% phased water rate increase, extended a no-bid engineering contract, and moved a $6.1M pension shortfall transfer — all three placed on the consent calendar and adopted in a single 12-second vote with no public discussion.
Transparency
41/100
Ridgeline Unified School District
School Board · Aug 11, 2026 · 288 pages → 5 min read
The board placed a parcel tax renewal on the November ballot without a sunset clause, approved a facilities bond spending plan that shifts 22% of proceeds to administration, and adopted a new public-records fee schedule.
Transparency
58/100
Alder County Board of Supervisors
County Board · Aug 4, 2026 · 356 pages → 7 min read
Supervisors adopted a countywide development impact fee, awarded a $4.2M no-bid consulting contract, and approved a settlement whose amount is redacted from the public packet.
Transparency
35/100
Cross-agency signal
Patterns forming
Same vendor, three agencies, zero competitive bids
Meridian Civic Partners holds $7.0M in active awards across Ridgeline, Alder County, and one district — every award below or exempt from the bid threshold.
Public comment shortened while board discussion grew
Across tracked agencies, residents averaged 3.1 minutes per major item; boards averaged 8.4 minutes — and 31 minutes on ceremonial items.
933 neighbors organizing
4 action groups across tracked agencies
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