A recent report by the Kern County Grand Jury is calling out the Lamont Storm Water District for being dysfunctional.
- Kern County Grand Jury reports Lamont Storm Water District is dysfunctional and failing its community obligations.
- The district was established in 1984 to protect against flooding but has not fulfilled its purpose.
- Community voices are not being heard due to the district’s lack of advisory capacity and quorum.
- The Grand Jury has presented two options: dissolve the district or reactivate it with a new resident quorum.
- A decision from the Local Agency Formation Commission and the Board of Supervisors is expected by July 1st.
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The Kern County Grand Jury is claiming that the Lamont Storm Water District has failed to provide Lamont with flood protection, so much, that no one really knows about it’s existence…