Goleta Valley Incorporation
Goleta, California
The Goleta area, which lies to the west of the City of Santa Barbara, has been the subject of several incorporation efforts over the past several years. The proponents of the current effort seek to gain a number of benefits from incorporation, including local control over land use policies. The area is a major source of net revenue to the County of Santa Barbara, and also represents nearly half of the County’s unincorporated population, raising significant issues related to potential impacts upon the County, and upon services in the balance of the unincorporated areas. EPS prepared a Comprehensive Fiscal Analysis, including a public services plan and budget analysis, to evaluate the feasibility of a new city and to estimate potential County impacts.
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