Update (9/1/06)
On June 14, 2005, County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to delay for 12 months relinquishment to DWR
of maintenance responsibility for Arroyo Grande Creek Flood Control Channel, in order to give the local community
time to investigate options for managing the channel locally.
As a result of community efforts, in April 2006, Proposition 218 ballots were mailed to
Zone 1/1A property owners for a vote on whether to increase local assessments for channel maintenance.
On June 8, 2006, the SLO County Clerk-Recorder's Office announced passage of the Prop 218 measure with 89% of votes cast.
Consequently, at the June 27 SLO County Board of Supervisors meeting, the Board voted unanimously to
rescind their 2003 resolution to relinquish the flood control channel to DWR, thereby keeping
management of the channel in local hands.
The County, Zone 1/1A Advisory Committee and Zone 1/1A Task Force are now in the process of developing
a long-term management strategy for the AG Creek flood control channel, as well as
working with the City of Arroyo Grande to bring together all major watershed stakeholders
in a Memorandum of Understanding to protect the watershed and improve storm runoff policies and practices.