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Council presses LAFCO for sphere-of-influence clarification as countywide ag-conservation study begins
Summary
Councilmembers and staff discussed an upcoming Santa Barbara County LAFCO process and a $500,000 SALC (Sustainable Agriculture Land Conservation) grant. Council instructed staff to prepare a thorough response to LAFCO and pursue annexation and sphere-line adjustments, citing unrecognized urban limit lines and past annexation denials.
The Lompoc City Council on Oct. 21 spent an extended portion of its meeting discussing the county's Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) five-year sphere-of-influence update and a new countywide study funded through a Sustainable Agriculture Land Conservation (SALC) grant.
Planning staff and the city's consultant told the council that LAFCO is preparing to send jurisdictions a request for information about growth plans and existing sphere boundaries; LAFCO's executive director expects the outreach letter in December or January. LAFCO has received a $500,000 SALC grant intended to study…
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