County finances steady amid tax reform and welfare shifts
The mid year report from County Administrative Officer Raymond D. Johnson notes the finances are fairly solid but warns the 1973-74 outlook is clouded by state tax reform federal revenue sharing and welfare changes. Expenditures reach 41 percent of the 66 million general fund as half year totals show 47 percent of the 63.6 million budget. Environmental clearances include East Valley Farms subdivision southeast of Santa Maria and several site plans near Buellton Goleta Santa Barbara and Carpinteria. A name change case in Santa Barbara Superior Court requests LUIS ANTONIO COLON become LUIS ANTONIO TEXIDOR with a February 26, 1973 hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond D. Johnson
Board of Supervisors
Johnson
County Environmental Quality Advisory Agency
City of
Santa Maria
EQAA
East Valley Farms
Superior Court
State OF
California
County OF
Santa Barbara
Luis Antonio Colon
Luis Antonio Texidor
Lompoc
Marion A. Smith
Lobbyist registration ordinance unlikely before months
County supervisors delay action on a proposed ordinance requiring lobbyists to register and pay a fee. The Board will revisit the draft at a March 5 meeting after input from the County Bar Assn and the California Taxpayers Assn. The discussion follows a bribery case involving Phil Regan influencing a zoning vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Praul
Board of Supervisors
Youll
Frost
Phil Regan
Montecito
Tyrolian Village, Inc
Charles F. Catterlin
Bar Association
Taxpayers’ Group
Petition Signatures on Insignis Referendum Are 80 Percent Valid
County Election Bureau officials report preliminary review finds about 80 percent of roughly 15 000 petition signatures protesting Insignis Inc housing golf project near Solvang are valid. If 8 575 signatures are verified, review ends within a week. Insignis proposes rezoning Duff Ranch land to residential to defend referendum arguments.
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County Election Bureau
Insignis, Inc
Solvang
Myrtle Heltman
Insignis
Charles Schmandt
Duff Ranch
Britt Johnson
Johnson
County Planning Commission
Board of Supervisors
Scouts Auction to Fund Explorer Trip in Lompoc
Explorer Post 700 plans a Saturday auction at Lompoc Shopping Center to raise funds for four local scouts headed to the national explorer Scout congress in Washington D C. Led by Explorer Captain Lee Bowles active items include television sets vacuum cleaners a portable typewriter and stereo equipment. Proceeds go to defray trip expenses. Auction starts at 10 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scouts of Explorer
Lompoc
National
Explorer Scout Congress
Washington, D.C
Lee Bowles
Bob Speer
Bud Trimble
County to oppose Union Oil drilling platform plan
The Board of Supervisors voted 3 to 1 to protest Union Oil Co. plans for a third oil drilling platform in the Santa Barbara Channel. County policy directs opposition to new platforms. Ventura County received no notice from the Interior Department. Supervisor Curtis Tunnell opposed the protest letter.
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Union Oil Co
Santa Barbara Channel
Board of Supervisors
Interior Department
George P. Rading
Union Oil
Kading
Ventura County
Curtis Tunnell
Santa Maria
Carpinteria Plans Object to Greenhouse Expansions
Carpinteria officials plan to oppose further greenhouse growth under negative environmental declarations. County supervisors approved a plan for a new one story office addition for a wholesale nursery at 3798 North Via Real. The project was deemed not to harm the environment. A lot split issue near Summerland also drew EIS debate.
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Frank Ray Ford
Real
Carpinteria Valley
Carpinteria
First District
Frank Frost
Environmental Quality Advisory Agency
North
Via
Real, Carpinteria
EQAA
Summerland
Lee Schurman
Santa Barbara
EIS
Toro Canyon Rd
Frost
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Buellton
U.S. 101
William T. Giorgi
Haney Tract
San Marcos Pass
West Camino Cielo
Auhay Dr
Hollister Ave
Goleta Valley
First Assembly of God Church
Grossman & Cox
Michael J. Palmer
Attorney At Law
Post Office
Holland
Los Angeles
James Slater
Regan
Slater
Rincon
Lompoc Shopping Center
BankAmericaid
Broadway
Lompoc Savings
U. S
Lompoc Savings & Loan
Starbuck
McPeek Family Mortuary
North H Street
Order of the Solden Hula
Othe Salender
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