![]() ![]() Goleta also plans for a new train station to be completed in about two years. Additional projects include “environmental protections, cleaning up and restoring our creeks and beaches, protecting environmentally sensitive areas, and reducing air pollution,” said Perotte. Goleta Mayor Paula Perotte reported the city was engaged in a $42 million project that will add sidewalks and bike lanes, add in flood prevention efforts, and improve road conditions starting in Old Town on the Hollister strip. Rowse also stated that conditions after the January storms had not worsened there was only one water main break, and the city has enough water for needs to be met for at least three years. The mayor noted it will include the new civilian oversight law enforcement system and an expansion of homeless outreach services to provide more operable hours to the downtown and waterfront areas. ![]() The city’s website overall aims to allow more access to local resources and partners in Santa Barbara. The department has created a webpage “that offers product project guidance, FAQs, checklists and handouts, a map of pending and permitted ADUs,” said Rowse. The Community Development Department is focusing on ADUs (accessory dwelling units) to help add new housing. One of their strategies is to implement the Santa Barbara Clean Energy Program - carbon neutrality action plans with goals set for 2035 to help decarbonize cars and buildings. The city also created a Sustainability and Resilience Department to focus on climate change. Improvement of the library and its outdoor plaza for $9 million are part of an ongoing maintenance of the infrastructure of the city, as well as special projects like the De la Guerra Plaza renovation, a new police station, and the Dwight Murphy Field renovation. ![]() The city recently adopted a five-year improvement plan that is well underway, said Mayor Randy Rowse. Here is a short summary of what each city is doing with money from their local taxes. The Chamber of Commerce reintroduced “TechTopia,” the latest booming businesses in the county, which are focused on quantum AI, energy waste reduction, infrared, and diagnostics technologies.īeyond that, cities’ main focus was on programs and projects that zeroed in on increasing housing, transportation and road developments, and improving the local environment. Reports were given by Randy Rowse for Santa Barbara, Paula Perotte for Goleta, and Al Clark for Carpinteria. On Thursday, April 20, mayors from Goleta, Santa Barbara, and Carpinteria reported on their year and the new plans for public safety, economic development, infrastructure, homelessness, and housing at the State of the City Luncheon, hosted by the Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce. ![]()
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