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, July 29, 2010 at 1:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in the County Redevelopment Agency Conference Room on the fifth floor of the County Governmental Center, 701 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz.
---July 29 Meeting Notice

To receive email notices of all Water Policy Committee meetings, send an email to info@santacruzlafco.org with the word "water" in the text.

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

The working draft of potential policy changes, as discussed at the June 23rd meeting, can be accessed via the following link:
---Working Draft
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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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