Flood plain appeal unlikely on Lompoc subdivision
The County Planning Commission approved four lots west of Lompoc in the expanded Santa Ynez River flood plain. Flood Control officials warned of a potential precedent, but no appeal has been filed or expected. Realtor Marie A. Craig led the challenge. the zoning remains agricultural under the General Plan.
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County Planning Commission
Santa Ynez River
City of
Lompoc
Board of Supervisors
Mariey A. Craig
Lompoc Valley
Robert Lilley
Craig
Districts criticize study report
County Cities Area Planning Council members say the Phase 2 Public Services Allocation Study by a San Francisco firm is data lacking and subjective. Association president Don Poulsen condemned it as based on maps and cue cards from earlier studies, with poor public input at hearings.
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County Special District Assn
County Cities Area Planning Council
San Francisco
Don J. Poulsen
Association
Jalama Beach Access Suit Moves Ahead In Santa Maria
The Jalama area access case continues after a Santa Maria Superior Court ruling in favor of the county. Seven plaintiffs claim a public route to Tarantula Point, seeking injunctive relief and a deed of easement against Bixby Ranch Corp. The county argues Jalama County Park nearby already provides public beach access and parking.
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Jalama Area
Jalama County Beach Park
Santa Maria
Tarantula Pt
Bixby Ranch Corp
Jalama County Park
Desalted water eyed to ease California supply strain
An Interior Department draft environmental statement on the Diablo Canyon desalting project argues that desalted water could significantly reduce local water demands and improve groundwater quality. The 95 page report notes possible benefits like reduced saltwater encroachment and delayed need for new resources, while listing adverse impacts such as some marine life loss and coastline disturbance. Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties may share desalted water if built, with a joint pilot project potentially cheaper than Feather River water for a period.
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Interior Department
Diablo Canyon
San Luis Obispo County
Feather River
Reassessment Nears on Rancho Embarcadero Property
County assessors near completion of a 1101 acre reassessment in Goleta Valley tied to a third party tax protest led by Wallover Inc. The county plans a public hearing April 18 and may raise the property tax on Wallover’s undeveloped Rancho Embarcadero holdings by about 134256 dollars a claim of underassessment.
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County Assessors Office
Rancho Embarcadero
Goleta Valley
County Board of Equalization
William Cook
Wallover, Inc
New York City
Cook
Michael Dougherty
David C. Burrey
Embarcadero Rancho Improvement District Board of Directors
Burrey
Wallover
Ranch owners urged to unite over drainage issue near Casmalia
County Planning Commission again postponed decisive action on Airox Co drainage disputes affecting ranches near Casmalia. The panel extended a public hearing to May 24, seeking State Water Quality Control Board input while ranchers and Santa Barbara attorney Stanely Hatch clash over needed remedial steps for runoff and creek restoration.
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The
County Planning Commission
Airox Co
Casmalia
State Water Quality Control Board
M.V. Duncan
Lompoc
Richard M. Clare
Santa Maria
Airox
Boyd Bettencourt
Water Quality Board
Stanley Hatch
Santa Barbara
Hatch
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Flood Control Department
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George P. Kading
John J. Mitchell
Santa Barbara County
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U.S
H. T. Bennett Music Co
East Main
Leslie Mayer
Dee Sudbury
West Ocean Avenue
Jeryll Sawyer
Whitewall
D&s
ARCO
Ocean & 3Rd Street Lompoc RE
Dhitewall
Goodyear
Ernie
F’ ST. Arco
Ocean & ‘F’ Street
Lompoc RE
Paul
College
H’ Street
Master Charge
Bankamericard
Blackwall Reg
Price
Blackwall
Ocean
R’ Street Lompoc RE
Beattie Motors
Lompoc, Calif
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