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Santa Barbara LAFCO adopts countywide service review, agrees to study Isla Vista CSD authority
Summary
The Santa Barbara County Local Agency Formation Commission adopted a countywide service and sphere-of-influence review covering 19 agencies and signaled it will return with a focused review on the Isla Vista Community Services District after public concerns that the CSD may be exceeding its granted powers.
The Santa Barbara County Local Agency Formation Commission on Dec. 11 adopted a countywide municipal service and sphere-of-influence review covering 19 agencies, including 11 independent special districts, and approved accompanying CEQA findings.
The vote followed a staff presentation from Executive Officer Mike Prater explaining the review process, maps of district boundaries and spheres of influence, and staff recommendations. Prater told the Commission the report found most independent districts’ spheres are coterminous with their boundaries and that five cities have spheres extending beyond city limits. He said the packet included 26 public comments and two late submittals; staff recommended adopting the review while declining five requested changes from the City of Lompoc for reasons detailed in the staff report.
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