Why doesn’t the City of Santa Barbara deal with Target in a public forum?
Since the City of Santa Barbara owns the land, it has the right (but not the obligation) to consider the Target offer in closed session as a “negotiation for the lease of City land.” It is up to the true owners of the land, the people who live, vote and pay taxes in the City of Santa Barbara, as well as the City’s neighbors, to demand the City consider a Target store in an open public forum and to properly analyze all of the benefits and impacts so the citizens of this community can decide if Target belongs at this underutilized and blighted site in Santa Barbara. Issue: What is the process, how long will it take and can I be involved? Answer: The Santa Barbara City Council can decide in either public or closed session whether to entertain Target’s offer. If the City Council votes in favor of consideration, the Council will authorize the Airport Director to lead negotiations of a preliminary agreement and then allow Target to submit a development application to be processed by the City
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