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On December 2, 2008 the Local Area Formation Commission (LAFCO) approved to let the voters of Carmel Valley to decide whether to form the Town of Carmel Valley.

The next step is for the Monterey County Board of Supervisiors to set a date for the election.

September 23, 2008 - LAFCO released the updated CFA and says in the summary that: "The New town is shown to be financially feasible.The new town is anticipated to accrue a General Fund Balance of $3.4 million in the first three years of its operation, or slightly more than 30 percent of annual expenditures."

download report (1.8 pdf)

For additional updates see:

LAFCO 'Carmel Valley Incorporation' page
or
Carmel Valley Association website

The Carmel Valley Forum is a non-profit 501(c)(3) public benefit corporation organized to research, analyze, and disseminate information which will enable citizens of Carmel Valley to make informed decisions regarding local issues and concerns.

To date, nearly 500 residents and business owners up and down Carmel Valley have made donations to an effort to obtain the answer to a debate which has been going on for the past 40 years, namely ... is incorporation feasible? Over 2500 people signed a petition wanting to find out the answer to that question.

Additional funds are required to complete the process. The County is providing no funds, and the Forum’s task is to raise money to pay for the entire process associated with evaluating the incorporation The Town of Carmel Valley. The political reality is that those who live and work in, or care about the future of Carmel Valley have to pay the costs of this process. Without additional funds, the community and its residents will not have the opportunity to evaluate, and debate, whether self-governance is right for them. To that end, we ask for your generous tax-deductible contribution to the Carmel Valley Forum.

The Forum represents a broad cross-section of the Carmel Valley community with diverse opinions. It includes local business people, representatives of homeowners associations, and educators, as well as both developers and environmentalists.

The Forum itself does not and will not take a position on incorporation but is simply committed to moving the process forward so that the people of Carmel Valley may choose the best course for themselves. There will public hearings and ample opportunity to review information before the question of incorporation is put to a vote.

Whether you are for, against, or just want to know the facts about incorporation, we invite you to send your tax deductible contributions to the Carmel Valley Forum.

Thank you!