Guadalupe - Last night, the
Guadalupe City Council vented its frustration and disagreement with a Santa
Barbara County Grand Jury report, that advises the city to disincorporate.
Several members of council
dismissed the findings of the report during last night's meeting and said the
county didn't take into account what the city's done recently to fix its
financial problems.
Johnny Perry has owned the Napa
Auto Parts Store downtown for nearly fifty years.
Since Perry was just a teenager
growing up in Guadalupe, a lot has changed.
And he remembers better days.
"Who are they to say
'Eliminate your city and turn it over to the county?'"
Perry's taking about the grand
jury report, which highlighted Guadalupe's dark financial past, filled with
budget problems and illegal transfers.
The report even said the city
is relying too much on the new Pasadera development project
"The people passed the
taxes, the three taxes," said Perry. "That's gonna help. And the new
homes should help a little."
Mayor John Lizalde wasn't happy
with the grand jury's findings.
"First of all, I disagree
with it," said Lizalde.
He says disincorporation isn't
even being considered.
"I didn't feel that they
had recently been here," said Lizalde about the grand jury. "And the
issues that came in the grand jury, we have addressed."
"The council we got in
now, it seems like they're starting to work together," said Perry. "I
hope for the best for the community. They're trying."
April
15, 2015
KSBY.com
By Charlie Misra
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