NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY THE SUTTER COUNTY LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION

Notice is given that at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 26, 2004, in the City of Yuba City City Council Chambers at 1201 Civic Center Boulevard, the Sutter County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) will conduct a public hearing on the following item:

LAFCO-03-05: Lincoln Road Reorganization No. 317 – A reorganization of territory proposing to annex 12.73 acres to Yuba City and detach the property from County Service Area G that provides fire protection to unincorporated areas around Yuba City. The property is generally located at the southeast corner of the intersection of Phillips and Lincoln Roads at 1146 Lincoln Road.

An Initial Study of the effects of this proposal has been made, and it has been concluded that the proposal will not have a significant effect upon the environment. Therefore a Negative Declaration has been prepared and will be available for public review and comment at the Sutter LAFCO office located at the address listed below beginning Wednesday, February 4, 2004. Comments on the proposed Negative Declaration must be submitted in writing to the Sutter LAFCO office before the close of business on February 23, 2004.

Copies of the Executive Officer's reports on these proposal will be available at the Local Agency Formation Commission's office (Sutter County Community Services Department), 1130 Civic Center Boulevard, Yuba City, CA, five day prior to the hearing. All interested parties are invited to attend and express their opinions or provide written comments. If you challenge the proposed projects in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the Commission at, or prior to, the hearing.

LARRY T. COMBS
Executive Officer