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http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/4858 By Don Juan Ortega, on September 19th, 2014 Below is a presentation on local governance options published for the RMV Stakeholder Working Group by Orange County LAFCO:
The presentation lays out the different governance options available to the Rancho Mission Viejo Study Area (which includes Ladera Ranch and the Ranch Plan area). Among those potential governance options are:
County Service Area
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http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/4578 By Don Juan Ortega, on July 3rd, 2014 This must have been the week for website re-launches. Today, the Ladera Ranch Civic Council launched a redesigned website, available at lrciviccouncil.org. Although the changes are largely aesthetic (and some sections remain under construction), we noticed a page dedicated to something called Imagine Ladera. What is Imagine Ladera? It seems to be the home of [...]
http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/4538 By Don Juan Ortega, on June 24th, 2014 We have frequently mentioned LAFCO, Orange County’s Local Agency Formation Commission, in articles relating to South County governance and cityhood. After all, “LAFCO is the most important government agency you have never heard of.” There have been a couple recent developments at LAFCO that illustrate how much the agency is thinking about Rancho Mission Viejo [...]
http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/4196 By Don Juan Ortega, on April 9th, 2014 We have frequently mentioned LAFCO, Orange County’s Local Agency Formation Commission, in articles relating to South County governance and cityhood. If this is new to you, start with our article from last June “When it Comes to Cityhood, LAFCO is the Most Important Government Agency You Have Probably Never Heard Of.” LAFCO’s governing commission consists [...]
http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/4129 By Don Juan Ortega, on March 25th, 2014 Anyone interested in South Orange County Local Governance should plan on attending the South Orange County Economic Coalition meeting this Friday, March 28th from 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM at the offices of the Orange County Association of Realtors, located at 25552 La Paz Road in Laguna Hills. The event is being billed as a [...]
http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/3822 By Don Juan Ortega, on February 11th, 2014 Cox Civic Connection aired an interview with Carolyn Emery, Executive Director of the Orange County LAFCO to discuss the organization, its programs and its agenda.
http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/3633 By Don Juan Ortega, on January 8th, 2014 Ladera Ranch Civic Council Member and Chair of the Local Governance Task Force Carlo Tomaino has penned a short article in the Ladera Times seeking volunteers for the Civic Council’s Local Governance Task Force. The letter also discloses the names of the Task Force’s current members, which includes several names familiar to Ladera Ranch civic [...]
http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/3625 By Don Juan Ortega, on January 6th, 2014 The newly appointed mayors of San Clemente, Dana Point and San Juan Capistrano (Tim Brown, Lisa Bartlett and Sam Allevato) sat down with the publishers of the Capistrano Dispatch and its sister publications to talk about the future of South Orange County. You should read the entire article here, but we wanted to highlight some [...]
http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/3584 By Don Juan Ortega, on December 19th, 2013 Susan Wilson is the Chairwoman of the Orange County Local Agency Formation Commission. What is LAFCO? Well, if you’ve been reading our blog, you would know that when it comes to South County local governance and cityhood, LAFCO is the most important government agency you’ve never heard of. Wilson has written a guest opinion piece, [...]
http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/3450 By Don Juan Ortega, on November 21st, 2013 The Ladera Ranch Civic Council has published a letter recently sent by the group to Fifth District Supervisor Patricia Bates regarding the local governance process currently underway in South County. We’ve republished the letter below, although it doesn’t offer much in the way of new information.
image source: Ladera Ranch Civic Council
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