Wasco Real Properties v. Kern County LAFCO CA5

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The District was formed in 1966; its purpose is to provide healthcare services. (Health & Saf. Code, § 32000 et seq.) The District currently provides community health and wellness services and operates a 141-bed skilled nursing facility in Delano. Annexation proposal In 2009, the District submitted to Kern LAFCO an application seeking to annex approximately 208,000 acres. Prior to the proposed annexation, the District covered approximately 420,000 acres and included the cities of Delano and McFarland. The District proposed extending its boundary to include Wasco. The new proposed boundary extended south generally to Seventh Standard Road, but excluded Shafter. The proposed annexed area extended west of McCoy Avenue and east past Granite Road.

All further statutory references are to the Government Code unless otherwise noted. Petitioners are Wasco Real Properties I LLC, Wegis Family Limited Partnership, Daniel L. Waterhouse, Kenneth E. and Sharon L. Paul, Melvin M. McConnell Farms, LP, Timothy H. and Karen E. Holtermann, cotrustees of the Tim & Karen Holtermann Trust, Philip Wayne and Sue Portwood, cotrustees of the Philip Portwood…