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		<title>City OKs utility rate study</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 21:47:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Following a public hearing, the Avalon City Council on May 19 unanimously adopted the rate study for saltwater, sewer, and solid waste fees. The study set the maximum rates that can possibly be set. The council will vote on the actual rates at the next meeting. According to the city clerk, Avalon received 23 written [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>A preview of proposed 2026-27 budget</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles M. Kelly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 19:26:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Finance Director Matt Baker on Tuesday, May 5, presented a look at the proposed Avalon operations budget for 2026-27. The sewer, saltwater, and trash budget will be covered at a future meeting. What follows are highlights from the presentation. “We’re kind of giving you a sneak peek at where we’re at in the budget process,” [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Mole project update</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:02:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Charles M. Kelly The City Council on Tuesday, April 21, authorized staff to request proposals for drilling services for a geotechnical study to support the project. The city manager was authorized to negotiate with the lowest bidder up to $150,000. The unanimously council approved the request. (Councilmember Michael Ponce was absent.) The council was [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Wildlife Coalition lawsuit aims to justify agency exemption</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:35:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Council discusses housing</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:33:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The City Council last week discussed options to encourage long-term rentals in Avalon. They also discussed long-term and short-term rental policies. A resident who owns rental properties brought the matter to staff’s attention. The council did not take any action. One idea suggested in the city manager’s staff report was to provide grants to encourage [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>City seeks bids for ‘elbow’ project</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 19:50:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The City Council on Wednesday, March 28, unanimously authorized staff to request bids for the Pebbly Beach Road “elbow” enhancement project. The estimated cost of the project is $300,000, according to the staff report. Money for the project has been budgeted, according to the staff report. The “elbow” is the first entrance into town, after [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Catalina Island Health gives update to City Council</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 21:11:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Catalina Island Health’s Director of Community Outreach Gail Fornasiere presented the bi-monthly update to the Avalon City Council during its meeting on Tuesday, March 17. The following are the key topics Fornasiere covered. Intergovernmental Transfer (IGT) with the City of Avalon Fornasiere explained that the process has started once again. The first step is for [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>CIty may advance $2.9 million to hospital</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 20:44:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Avalon City Council on March 17 voted to enter into a letter of intent to advance about $2.93 million (rounded) in Measure C funds to the local hospital. The money would be for Catalina Island Health’s participation in the Voluntary Rate Range Intergovernmental Transfer Program. City staff was seeking direction on whether to enter [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>County asks state to halt Conservancy plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 22:07:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Now that the Catalina Island Conservancy is armed with a permit to move forward with its deer eradication plan, Fourth District Supervisor Janice Hahn has not backed away from her demand for some deer to remain on the Island and, indeed, has ratcheted up her campaign by asking the L.A. County’s legal counsel to step [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Local utility rate study update</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 21:24:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Avalon does not have enough revenue to keep up with the cost of the saltwater system, according to a city consultant. This week Josiah Close, the utility rates project manager with HDR Engineering Inc., gave the City Council an overview of the rate study for the city’s sewer, saltwater and solid waste services. The presentation [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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