Fire station replacement and parks capital funding gap
Santa Barbara
Summary
Fire Station 7 and other fire facilities have dropped off Measure C priorities, and there's no identified funding to replace functionally obsolete stations or implement the parks master plan. Options include more Measure C debt or a voter-approved parcel tax.
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Last discussed Apr 9, 2026.
Impact analysis
Unfunded multi-million-dollar facility needs not accounted for in the current budget.
Residents would gain safer fire stations and better parks if funded.
Firefighters operate in functionally obsolete stations; neighborhoods fund their own fire mitigation.
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