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Board asks LAFCO to consider annexing Castro Valley Canyonlands to Castro Valley Sanitary District to preserve trash service
Summary
After a staff report that Waste Management will stop service to the Canyonlands unless annexed, the board asked staff to request LAFCO consider amending the Castro Valley Sanitary District sphere of influence to include all or some of the Canyonlands and begin annexation proceedings; public testimony was split.
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted Jan. 6 to ask the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) to begin proceedings to amend the Castro Valley Sanitary District (CVSAN) sphere of influence and to consider annexing all or some of the Castro Valley Canyonlands so those residents could receive refuse and recycling services under the district’s franchise agreement.
Liz McEllicott of the Community Development Agency presented the staff report and recommended moving the matter to LAFCO after Waste Management informed canyonland customers of a planned service discontinuation; Waste Management agreed to continue service through March 31 to give agencies time to pursue options. McEllicott described the proposed application and said LAFCO requires a board resolution to initiate proceedings and that the CVSAN board would consider a supporting resolution the same evening. She estimated…
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