GOLETA GROWS UP:

Four years after Goleta’s incorporation, city staff has
completed the draft of its general plan, which will guide Goleta’s
future development. The working drafts of the Goleta General
Plan/Coastal Land Use Plan’s various elements have each been
reviewed by the City Council – which in turn has taken public
comment – every time the council met in its capacity as the
Planning Agency. The quantity, affordability, and placement of new
housing promises to be the most controversial issue during public
hearings on the plan; the hearings will begin in mid-April, with
final adoption slated for mid-September.