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Award winners have been announced in the 70th annual Lompoc Flower Festival Parade, which marked the procession s return on June 24 after a four-year hiatus.
Mayor Jenelle Osborne predicts a brighter future during her virtual State of the City presentation
Two businesses an Aldi discount grocery store and Boot Barn plan to open in the former Vons building at 729 North H St. in Lompoc. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk file photo) By Janene Scully, Noozhawk North County Editor | @JaneneScully
May 19, 2021
| 8:44 p.m.
Several new businesses, a growing cannabis industry and a few housing projects prompted Lompoc’s mayor to proclaim a positive outlook for the city.
“The future is looking brighter for our city as we emerge from the pandemic,” Mayor Jenelle Osborne said Wednesday.
Lompoc’s State of the City presentation was organized by the Lompoc Valley Chamber of Commerce and held virtually. Post-presentation questions, read by chamber leader Amber Wilson, focused on public safety funding, possible annexation of Vandenberg Village and other nearby communities, and other topics.
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Brummer said the opponents have hired an attorney, Phil Sinco of Santa Maria, who contended the noisy equipment is not protected under “right to farm laws” for a number of reasons.
The petition suggests the grower should use hoop houses or quiet turbofans to avoid disturbing residents.
It also calls for the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors “to do whatever is necessary to immediately stop noisy propeller type wind machines from being used on farmland adjacent Purisima and Rucker Roads.
“Also we request that county ordinances be amended to prevent this noisy propeller type of wind machine from being placed within one mile of any residential development,” the petition states.