City Makes One Last Appeal
The city of Los Angeles has formally asked the Local Agency Formation Commission to reconsider its decision to place San Fernando Valley secession before voters in November.
In support of the request, which was made Thursday and released by LAFCO on Friday, Mayor James K. Hahn and the Los Angeles City Council cited their long-standing positions that secession would hurt the city financially and leave the Valley unable to meet the costs of independence.
Friday marked the end of the period to seek a reconsideration of LAFCO’s action, taken May 22.
LAFCO and its staff spent more than two years studying the Valley proposal. The panel voted 8-1 to put it on the Nov. 5 ballot.
Another request for reconsideration was submitted Friday by North Hills neighborhood activist Harry Coleman. It was not clear whether it would be accepted, because Coleman did not pay the $4,000 fee required by LAFCO.
Coleman said he is concerned that secession would divide North Hills into two City Council districts. He said LAFCO should do more work on the plan, even if that meant missing the deadline for the election.
The 30-day period for requesting reconsideration of the Hollywood secession proposal, which LAFCO has also placed on the ballot, ends July 5.
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