Supervisors delay a decision on how and where surplus water can be sold
The Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 on Tuesday to approve an extension of the county’s state water contract for 50 years, saying it would ultimately save ratepayers money.
“The ability to stretch costs over time is a real benefit,” said Supervisor Gregg Hart, who represents the Goleta Valley and western Santa Barbara.
Eight water agencies in Santa Barbara County, from the Carpinteria Valley to the City of Santa Maria, presently import water through the California Aqueduct. By 2035, their ratepayers will have paid off the $575 million construction debt for the pipeline that county voters approved in 1991, on the heels of a six-year drought; it extends from the aqueduct in Kern County to Lake Cachuma.
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Rebecca Bjork Named Assistant City Administrator in Santa Barbara
Veteran department head will continue as acting community development director until that position is filled later this year
Rebecca Bjork, former public works director and acting head of the Community Development Department, has been named assistant city administrator in Santa Barbara, the second in command in the city. (Contributed photo) By Joshua Molina, Noozhawk Staff Writer | @JECMolina
January 25, 2021
Rebecca Bjork is now second-in-command at the city of Santa Barbara.
City Administrator Paul Casey named Bjork assistant city administrator on Monday, replacing Pam Antil, who recently took a job in Encinitas.
It s been a big year for Bjork, who was named public works director in 2014, and acting community development director last summer.