Planners back fewer freeway signs under state plan
The Planning Commission voted 3 to 1 to reduce the Highway 1 bypass sign count from 31 to about 21. James Flegge led the motion with support from William Paulin, while George Barnes opposed without comment. The plan adds La Purisima Mission and Lompoc mentions and seeks clearer overhead signs ahead of the City Council review.
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Planning Commission
Highway 1
James Flegge
Commission
William Paulin
George Barnes
Chamber of Commerce
Flegge
Autry
Plan commission approves architectural guidelines
Lompoc Planning Commission approved a set of architectural review guidelines last night with minor changes from the document compiled by the Department. The panel left out the controversial prohibition on artificial grass, opting to keep the section but remove that ban.
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Vaughn Proctor
Lompoc Planning
James Flegge
Community Development Department
School film preview offered for local students
The County Schools Office Film Library will loan 16 mm films to local schools. Mrs. Farnum announces a preview screening on Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m. at Lakeview School in Santa Maria. Refreshments will be served and films cover kindergarten through college across multiple subjects.
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County Schools Office
David C. Farnum
Lompoc Valley
City mulls architectural guidelines for new businesses
The commission discusses how binding the guidelines should be and how variances are handled. An insert allows the architectural review committee to deviate only by two thirds, with three commissioners on the panel. Proponents urge common sense to avoid hindering development while environmental groups urge a city theme.
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Flegge
Architectural Review Committee
George Barnes
Diane Leyda
PLUS
Sierra Club
Autry
Planners reaffirm opposition to industrial zoning near Lompoc
Planners oppose a nine acre light industrial bid on Highway 246 pushed by W. R. Dildine for Hogg Brothers. The County Planning Commission will decide whether to join the advisory committee's recommendation or urge stricter design manufacturing zoning, while the City Commission last night reaffirmed its opposition to any industrial zoning.
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Lompoc
Santa Ynez meeting to discuss Cachuma releases and Livestream talks
SYRWCOD schedules a Thursday 8 p.m. meeting at 3622 Sagunto St Santa Ynez to discuss water releases at Cachuma Reservoir and downstream modifications. The district aims to finalize its local stance for a State Water Resources Control Board hearing in Sacramento on January 26 as talks with the Bureau of Reclamation and other entities continue.
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Cachuma Reservoir
Santa Ynez River
Sagunto St
Santa Ynez
Starke faces DUI charges in Starke court action
Clarence James Starke, 37, of 110 West Dr., was arrested Sunday in the 500 Block of North St. Bail is set at $720. A Lompoc Elks Youth Activities Dinner was cancelled. A house fire at 1008 E Lemon Ave blamed on defective wiring caused damage. Tuberculin skin test clinic Friday at the Veterans Memorial Building 3 to 4 30 p.m. A Mobile x ray unit will operate Monday 3 to 5 p.m. and 6 to 7 30 p.m. at the southeast parking lot. free chest x rays for anyone 15 or older.
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Clarence James Starke
West Dr
Starke
North
Lompoc
Betty Kesterem
Lemon Ave
Veterans Memorial Building
Chumash Archaeology and Graphic Arts Courses Underway
In Santa Maria the UC Extension offers two courses at Allan Hancock College and Santa Maria High School. The Chumash Indians: Archaeology and Technology, led by instructor Laurence Spanne, explores Central California Coast manufacturing techniques. A Creative Workshop in Printing, taught by John Babcock, covers intaglio serigraphy block printing and etching. For details call Ruth Adams at RE 3-1602.
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Santa Maria
University of California
Allan Hancock College
Laurence Spanne
Central California Coast
Deadline set for trustee candidates in Lompoc election
Prospective school board candidates have until February 16 to file nominating papers for two seats on the Lompoc Unified School District Board of Trustees. Incumbents Dewayne Holmdahl seeks reelection while Marjorie Thomas has not yet decided. Nominating papers available at county clerk offices, including Lompoc at 133 South D St, due by 5 p.m. February 16. The County Clerk's election division will conduct the election, first time since about 1960 managed largely by the county.
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Lompoc Unified
County adds 52 acre Guadalupe agricultural preserve bloc
County Board of Supervisors approved a 52 acre Clausen property as an agricultural preserve linking prime land along State Route 166 between Bonita School and Guadalupe. Gate rezoning to 40 acre general agricultural district. Other preserves approved include Ferrari 100 acres in Guadalupe area Horton 98 acres to Bonebakker annex Carpinteria Valley and 4064 acres J Mitchell Sr property near Santa Ynez River.
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Board of Supervisors
George Goodall
County Agricultural Preserve Advisory Committee
Bonita School
Santa Maria
Clausen
Goodall
Ferrari
Horton
Bonebakker
Carpinteria Valley
Foothill Rd
J. Mitchell Sr
Santa Ynez Valley
Santa Ynez River
Supervisors reject Orcutt cemetery plan in land use dispute
The Santa Maria County Board of Supervisors unanimously rejected a planning commission recommendation to reclassify land near U.S. 101 for a second cemetery. Hillcrest Memorial Park sought 35 acres from agriculture to cemetery, facing opposition from Bud Richards and attorney Romansanta who argued no extra cemetery is needed.
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Planning Commission
Orcutt
Hillcrest Memorial Park
U.S. 101
Clark Ave
Bud Richards
Hillcrest
Richards
Anthony Romansanta
Romansanta
Fifth District
Curtis Tunnell
Santa Maria
Tunnell
Sibyl Koontz
Hillcrest Park
Romasanta
Francis H. Beattie
Bill Newhart
Newhart
Koontz
Britt Johnson
Roberta Gustafson
Santa Maria Cemetery
Floyd Boyd
Sue Luvtze
John de. Young
Wayne Crew
Howard Lucy
Hillcrest Board
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