How far can you extend your personal Sphere of Influence?
By Kirk Mulhearn
(Prudential California Realty/Gem Mortgage)
Yesterday, I attended an interesting Public Hearing before the Local Agency Formation Commission of Riverside County. You see, I was notified that, as a property owner, our land parcels were going to be inducted into the City of Indio's "sphere of influence." Now, being inducted into a particular City's sphere of influence is actually part of the annexation process. It's a one-two punch. First you throw a wide net over a unincorporated territory that is currently administered to by the larger County that you are part of, then you finalize it through the final vote of the Board of Supervisors, normally a couple of years later. This is more of a layered approach which allows resistance groups to form up and battle; yet, allows the transference of large swaths of territory to the enti...
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