WEST COUNTY FORUM

Thursday, May 11

Our proposed speaker from ABAG, Association of Bay Area Governments,  will be addressing the planned merger with the MTC, Metropolitan Transportation Commission.  ABAG is the oldest of our regional agencies, but is not a government, it is a voluntary association of 9 counties and over 100 cities.  Can such a merger work? Come find out…

Association of Bay Area Governments

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2018 Annual Dues are $20 payable to Ed Allen

Members may bring a first-time guest for free.  See Beverly or Ed for applications to join, or use this membership link.

Lou Ann Texiera, Executive Officer for over a dozen years of Contra Costa Local Agency Formation Commission over-seeing this county’s cities and special districts, gave an educational and interesting presentation describing the Commission’s Spheres of Influence, Municipal Service Reviews, and agency mergers, expansions, creations and dissolution’s.

Thursday, April 13

Our speaker for April 13 is Lou Ann Texiera, Executive Officer for our Contra Costa Local Agency Formation Commission.  LAFCO was created by our Legislature for every California county in 1963 in response to post-WWII urban sprawl.  Its initial charge was to regularize city and district boundaries.  It is now also charged with Municipal Service Reviews to see that every public agency is doing its job and has the wherewithal to do it.  Lou Ann will be commenting on the future of the West County Health Care district, Rollingwood Park district and on-going Municipal Service Reviews.

LAFCO

Keep up with the issues and leaders in local government with the West County Forum…Guests are always welcome!

2018 Annual Dues are $20 payable to Ed Allen

Members may bring a first-time guest for free.  See Beverly or Ed for applications to join, or use this membership link.

School Board Member Valeria Cuevas gave a fascinating presentation on the West Contra Costa Unified School District Bond Audit.  The Board is addressing multiple issues to fix the school bond construction program.  She also addressed the return to an emphasis on curriculum and instruction with the selection of the new Superintendent.