LAKEPORT, Calif. — The city of Lakeport’s efforts to annex the South Main Street area appears headed to an election.
In 2019, the city began the formal process to annex nearly 137 acres, made up of 50 parcels, in the area south of the existing Lakeport city limits, adjacent to South Main Street and Soda Bay Road and east of Highway 29.
In March, the Lake Local Agency Formation Commission, or LAFCo, approved a resolution giving the annexation the go-ahead, but also approved a protest hearing to give property owners and voters residing within the annexation area the chance to submit formal written opposition.
That hearing was held on Friday. It lasted for 15 minutes and was held at Lakeport City Hall.
LAFCo Executive Officer John Benoit said that the term “hearing” is a misnomer, and that the purpose of the event was to simply collect the protests.
He said the final results will not be verified until they are counted and checked by the county elections and assessor’s offices.
Government Code Section 57075 requires that within 30 days following the hearing the value of the protests be determined.
Lakeport City Manager Kevin Ingram told Lake County News that Benoit was expecting to have an official count for the next LAFCo meeting on May 18.
“With that said it appears that those protesting exceed 25% of total landowners representing greater than 25% of assessed value so the matter will likely proceed to a vote of registered voters in the area at a future date,” said Ingram. “It does not appear that enough registered voters protested to end proceedings at this time.”
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Protests against Lakeport annexation expected to result in election
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