Housing and Development Newsletter
The applicant is listed as AFP, LLC; and Great 1031, LLC. A phone number for the applicants is linked to Agro-Jal Farms.
After analyzing various alternatives, including a smaller project or different location, the environmental impact report deemed Alternative 2, a smaller version of the initially proposed 449,248-square-foot facility, as the “environmentally superior alternative.”
“Alternative 2 would include the same components as the proposed project and would be constructed on the same project site, on the northeastern portion of the subject property,” the report said.
The proposed site for the Arctic processing and cooling facility sits off East Betteravia Road, east of Rosemary Road. While the proposed site now is filled with weeds, nearby land is used for farming crops and two cooling facilities sit nearby. (Courtesy photo)
Santa Maria Council Agrees to Limited Fee Hikes, Sets Goal to Recover 100% of Costs for Services
A screenshot of the Santa Maria City Council during Tuesday’s meeting shows Mayor Alice Patino, center, along with Councilwoman Gloria Soto, left, and Councilman Mike Cordero, right. Not pictured since they were sitting off the dais because of social distancing are Councilwoman Etta Waterfield and Councilman Carlos Escobedo. By Janene Scully, Noozhawk North County Editor | @JaneneScully
April 22, 2021
| 9:50 p.m.
Faced with a proposal to implement huge hikes in user fees, the Santa Maria City Council on Tuesday balked and instead favored lower and slower increases to cover the costs of providing services.
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The Santa Maria Public Library is giving out free Spring Gardening Kits from April 12 - 17.
This is the fourth time the library’s Adult Services Department is offering the kits, an initiative started in 2020 during the pandemic.
Each one comes with six small pots, soil, plant markers, and seed packets. The kit also includes a live succulent cutting and a bookmark.
Gillian Speicher is a librarian at the Santa Maria Public Library. She says offering this service is one of the library s many efforts to bring locals together during the pandemic.
“We were closed for such a long time but we still wanted to connect with our patrons and still keep them involved in the library,” Speicher said. “So we started to come up with craft kits, the gardening kits, just to engage our community.”
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