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San Benito LAFCO pauses wastewater MSR after commissioners raise growth concerns
Summary
The San Benito Local Agency Formation Commission voted 3-2 to pause the wastewater municipal service review schedule and postpone a February public hearing, asking staff for a written analysis of parts of the draft MSR that could be construed as growth-inducing or that change governance options for wastewater services.
The San Benito Local Agency Formation Commission on an acting 3-2 vote moved to postpone a scheduled February public hearing on its wastewater municipal service review and to suspend the MSR work plan pending a staff report further explaining parts of the draft that could affect growth and governance.
The action followed a detailed presentation by Executive Officer Jennifer Stevenson on the draft wastewater MSR, a multi-agency review that examines wastewater service providers in the county and outlines possible governance options including consolidation, a regional sanitation district, the creation of a subsidiary district, joint powers authorities, and activation of latent wastewater powers by the county water district. Stevenson said the report covers seven providers and recommends specific steps including dissolving County Service Area (CSA) 45 and pursuing consolidation or annexation between Trace Pinos and Sunny Slope County Water Districts.
Why it matters: LAFCO MSRs and the determinations that follow inform spheres of influence and…
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