Following the recommendation of county staff, the SLO County Board of Supervisors has turned down a proposal by the Perrett family, which wants nearly 5,000 acres of their 37,000-acre ranch shifted from SLO County to Santa Barbara County for improved sheriff services to protect their crops.
The board cited loss of revenue as the main reason, but said it was willing to work with the ranching family to find possible solutions for the request.
-K.H.
This article appears in Oct 6-13, 2005.