This week’s Adobe Press ran a front page article on Nipomo’s possible incorporation. Randi Block did a very good job on researching the article and reporting on the issue. I don’t have too much more to add; but, did want to make just a couple of comments.
Archive for November 2006
Nipomo’s Independence From San Luis Obispo County
November 29, 2006Increasing Sales Tax Base Raises Prospects For Nipomo Incorporation
November 21, 2006(Update: Vote in the online poll here about whether Nipomo should become a city). Today’s Tribune ran an article on the incorporation meeting we had last Tuesday, 11/14/06. The reporter, Larissa Van Beurden-Doust, ldoust@thetribunenews.com, did a very good job reporting on the meeting, even though she wasn’t able to attend. She spoke both with me, [...]
Why Should Nipomo Become A City?
November 18, 2006Cityhood has four principal advantages for Nipomo. First, cityhood means local control over land use decisions. County approval of large development projects during the last decade has angered many local residents due to increased traffic and decreased quality of life that have resulted. In some cases, County land use decisions were in direct violation of [...]
The History of Nipomo’s Incorporation Movement
November 18, 2006In October 1999, the Nipomo Chamber of Commerce formally started the incorporation dialogue. They formed their own sub committee to research incorporation issues. Since that time, government officials, including the Nipomo Community Services District, and our 4th District Supervisor, Katcho have gone on record as supporting the Nipomo Incorporation Committee’s efforts. Since the original Chamber [...]
San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors Agenda 11/21/06
November 18, 2006AGENDA BOARD OF SUPERVISORS David EdgeCounty Administrator Harry L. Ovitt, 1st District Shirley Bianchi, 2nd District Jerry Lenthall, Vice-Chairperson, 3rd District K.H. “Katcho” Achadjian, Chairperson, 4th District James R. Patterson, 5th District NOVEMBER 21, 2006 PRESENTATION 9:00 PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD CONSENT AGENDA – REVIEW AND APPROVAL ACTION AGENDA HEARINGS CLOSED [...]
Nipomo Incorporation Meeting Update–Including Latest Sales Tax Figures
November 16, 2006The SCAC incorporation committee met Tuesday night, 11/14/06. There will likely be offical minutes posted on the official SCAC website at some point; however, I wanted to post a couple of my own comments this evening. We had a pretty good turn out. Of course, it was our first meeting for several months, which may [...]
Nipomo’s Incorporation
November 15, 2006The time has come to begin builidng a significant section of this blog relating to Nipomo’s incorporation, or in other words, Nipomo’s quest to become a city. Let me preface this post by reminding readers that anything that appears under my name on this blog constitutes my opinion, and my opinion only as a private [...]
Nipomo Water Pipeline To Move Forward
November 10, 2006Both the Tribune and Santa Maria Times report that the Nipomo Community Services District (NCSD) board plans to move forward with the Nipomo water pipeline, at least for now. Earlier this week the Santa Maria Times reported that the pipeline costs had skyrocketed to over $24 million. On Wednesday 11/8/06 the NCSD board further discussed [...]
San Luis Obispo County Board Of Supervisors Agenda 11/14/06
November 10, 2006AGENDA BOARD OF SUPERVISORS David Edge County Administrator Harry L. Ovitt, 1st District Shirley Bianchi, 2nd District Jerry Lenthall, Vice-Chairperson, 3rd District K.H. “Katcho” Achadjian, Chairperson, 4th District James R. Patterson, 5th District NOVEMBER 14, 2006 PRESENTATION 9:00 PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD CONSENT AGENDA REVIEW AND APPROVAL ACTION AGENDA HEARINGS [...]
Nipomo Flood Preparedness Forum 11/16/06
November 9, 2006The Land Conservancy is sponsoring a Flood Preparedness Forum on Thursday 11/16/06 from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m at the NCSD building, 148 W. Wilson Street, Nipomo, CA. The NCSD is providing the location, and the Land Conservancy is organizing the event, which hosts a list of impressive speakers.
