LAFCO Notices & News

This page contains both legal notices and current news concerning Santa Cruz LAFCO. The legal notices advise people of upcoming hearings before LAFCO or of public review periods of environmental impact documents related to LAFCO projects.
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Water Policy Committee
The next LAFCO Water Policy Committee meeting is scheduled for Thursday, September 23, 2010 at 2:30 p.m. in Room 520 of the County Governmental Center at 701 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz. Written comments must be submitted to the LAFCO staff no later than September 15th to be included in the agenda packet for the September 23rd committee meeting.

To receive email notices of all Water Policy Committee meetings, send an email to info@santacruzlafco.org requesting to be put on the email public notice list for the Water Policy Committee meetings.

The policy paper that LAFCO staff prepared in advance of the Water Policy Committee beginning its review can be accessed via the following link:
---Policy Paper

Materials in August 19 Water Policy Committee agenda packet:

---Agenda
---Draft Minutes of July 29 Committee Meeting
---July 30 Version of Draft Policies
---Samples of Policy Applications from San Luis Obispo LAFCO
---Water Managers' July 27 Suggestions
---Watsonville Mayor's August 3 Letter
---County of Del Norte v. City of Crescent City
---San Diego LAFCO Water Policies

The Water Policy Committee makes progress reports to the whole Commission at each LAFCO meeting.
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September 1st Meeting Cancelled
Due to a lack of public hearing items, the September 1st meeting of LAFCO has been cancelled. The next meeting is scheduled for September 29, 2010 at 9:30 a.m. in Room 525 of the County Governmental Center, 701 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz.
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LAFCO Budget for Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 2010
On April 7, 2010, LAFCO held a public hearing on its budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010. On May 5, 2010, LAFCO conducted a public hearing and adopted a final budget.
---Notice
---Draft Final Budget Resolution
---Spreadsheet
---Calculation of New Funding
For additional budget information, see the agenda materials for the May 5, 2010 LAFCO meeting.
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Protest Thresholds
If LAFCO approves an annexation or other boundary change application, the state law provides a period in which voters and property owners within the affected area may file written protest with the LAFCO Executive Officer. To see a flow chart of the protest process, click:
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