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Planning Commission elects Roy Reed chair, names Cooney vice chair and cancels Feb. 4 hearing
Santa Barbara County Planning Commission · January 15, 2026
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Summary
At its Jan. 14 meeting the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission elected Roy Reed as chair and Commissioner Cooney as vice chair by unanimous votes, appointed staff secretaries and voted to cancel the Feb. 4 hearing; the panel also continued the Recreation Master Plan workshop to Feb. 11.
The Santa Barbara County Planning Commission held a brief round of procedural business at the start of its Jan. 14 meeting.
Outgoing Chair Kate Ford nominated Roy Reed for chair; the commission seconded and approved the nomination by a 4–0 roll‑call vote (Commissioners Cooney,…
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