The City of Santa Maria will consider whether to try to annex 1,000 acres of ag land to the city during its meeting on Nov. 7, 2023.
Click here for the Nov. 7, 2023 City Council Agenda and General Plan Information
Santa Barbara County Action Network, Community Environmental Council and others are advocating against annexation and for infill, Alternative B.
We hope you will speak up for Alternative B. Here's more information about why:
Land-Use Alternative Talking Points
Alternative B-The Best Choice for SM
Reasons to select Alternative B are also explained in a letter to the City of Santa Maria, in an op-ed article and in a news article. Click on the links below for more information.
Click here for the letter SBCAN, CEC and many other organizations sent to the City
Click here for the appendix to that letter
Click here for the SBCAN-CEC op-ed on the issue as it ran in Noozhawk
Click here for the SBCAN-CEC op-ed on the issue as it ran in the Santa Maria Times
Click here for an article on the issue in the Santa Maria Sun