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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LAFCO Budget
LAFCO has adopted a final budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008.
--Budget
--Resolution Adopting the Final Budget ____________________________________________________

South County Fire Service Study
LAFCO accepted the South County Fire Service Study on June 6, 2007. For more information, click here. __________________________________________________________

Countywide Service Review
In August 2005, LAFCO accepted the Countywide Service Review, which evaluates municipal-type services provided by 88 agencies with annual budgets that total more than $240,000,000.
--Link to Service Review.
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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:
--PDF format
--JPEG format.
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Action Pajaro Valley
Our web site contains a map that shows the Watsonville city limits, its sphere of influence, and the areas identified in Measure U which passed on the November 2002 municipal ballot. To view the map, click here.