Airport encroachment concerns aired before county supervisors
County leaders debated high density development near airports. Chair Francis Beattie floated a county airport authority to oversee all airfields while officials highlighted open space and noise issues at Santa Maria and Santa Ynez. Residents urged land use plans and tighter rules, noting 25 years of needed protections and recent jet noise reductions after a rancher’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Praul
Board of Supervisors
Francis H. Beattie
Lompoc
Lompoc County
Lois Sidenberg
Carpinteria Valley
Santa Barbara
Sidenberg
Carpinteria Valley Assn
Santa Maria
Santa Ynez
Ellwood pier project faces delays due to condemnation
Park Director Michael H. Pahos told the Board of Supervisors that permits and agreements for the Ellwood county pier project depend on the disposition of condemnation proceedings for a nearby land parcel. Supervisor Charles F. Catterlin expressed surprise at the start of condemnation, while county counsel noted negotiations are preliminary.
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Ellwood County Pier
Michael H. Pahos
Board of Supervisors
Charles F. Catterlin
Pahos
Dana Smith
Frost proposes 30 year bond for county open space plan
Supervisor Frank Frost urged the Board to discuss a 30 year bond issue to condemn and buy open space in county areas to guard airports from private development. He noted the plan’s practicality and said compensation to landowners would be provided if land is acquired. He cited Lois Lidenberg’s call to curb high density development around airports as a valid point.
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Frank Frost
Board of Supervisors
Frost
Lois Lidenberg
Ellwood condominium project cleared amid further Goleta Valley reviews
The EQAA granted environmental clearance for a 56 unit Ellwood condominium on a 13 acre site south of Hollister Ave with access from Coronado Dr. It also ordered a full environmental impact study for a 24 unit Goleta Valley apartment complex with a nine hole golf course.
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County Environmental Quality Advisory Agency
EQAA
Ellwood
Goleta Valley
EEB Associates
Hollister Ave
Coronado Dr
James L. Farmer
Sandra K. Frederick
Calzada and
Roblar Avenues
Santa Ynez Valley
John Johnson
Mathilda Dr
Ellwood Acres
TRS
Earl C. Petersen
Santa Ynez Valley Hospital
Alamo Pintado Rd
Solvang
County laundry staff phased into new county and private roles
The County Personnel Department has placed 11 of 13 laundry workers as the county moves to private operation on Feb 1. The board approved reclassifications for two workers at County General Hospital and to drive a laundry truck.
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Board of Supervisors
Wilbur Wagstaff
Raymond D. Johnson
County General Hospital
County and Assn
Zack L. Stringer
the County
Supervisors approve crime lab plan and detox funding
County supervisors moved to establish the first county crime laboratory in a Goleta Valley site and agreed to apply for state funding to help set up alcoholism detoxification services in Santa Barbara Santa Maria and Lompoc. Mental Health Director Norbert J. McNamara said a one year grant of 125000 to 150000 may be possible with further county or state support. The move follows a court decision barring arrests of drunks, underscoring the need for services.
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Goleta Valley
Santa Barbara
Santa Maria
Lompoc
Norbert J. McNamara
Robert Eckhoff
California Council For Criminal Justice
McNamara
Greenhouses under discussion again by county board
Carpinteria Valley greenhouse projects face scrutiny as EQAA backs TRS controls. Supervisor Frost urges conditional use permits and notes saturation of plastic shelters. The board sent guidelines to the Planning Commission and kept hearings on Fujii’s and Hollandia’s proposed expansions on hold for January 25 and 29.
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Carpinteria Valley
Board of Supervisors
County Environmental Quality Advisory Agency
EQAA
First District
Frank Frost
TRS
County Planning Commission
Hattanda
Casitas Pass Rd
Frost
Carpinteria
Fujii
Nursery
Hollandia Flowers
Hollandia
Santa Monica Rd
County Board Debates Animal Care Zoning Changes
County supervisors wrestled with a Planning Commission proposal restricting animals in veterinary clinics. Dr. Craig Larson urged protections for small animal hospitals as the board sent the ordinance back to planners for hearings amid concerns over boarding kennels and noise. The exchange touched on Santa Ynez Valley kennel issues and potential equating of overnight care for horses and dogs.
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Planning Commission
Charles F. Catterlin
Craig Larson
Solvang
Larson
Mid-Coast Medical Assn
Britt Johnson
Santa Ynez Valley
Dr. Larson
Dr. Craig
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