Trumbo v. Crestline Lake Arrowhead Water Agency

The Crestline-Lake Arrowhead Water Agency is a public entity created by a special act of the Legislature (hereinafter referred to as the “Act”) 1 and activated by a vote of the qualified electors. At a bond election held on June 15, 1965, the voters authorized the agency to issue general obligation bonds totalling seven and one-half million dollars. Petitioners, who are residents, property owners, and qualified voters within the agency, sought a writ of mandate in the superior court challenging both the procedural validity of the bond election, as well as the substantive power of the agency…