UKIAH, CA., 8/4/26 — The city of Ukiah released a revised map of the city’s proposed annexation this week that would expand city limits into surrounding areas, adding 70 acres to the north and removing 15 acres to the south.
Ukiah city staff have been working on an annexation proposal that, if approved by the Mendocino County Local Agency Formation Commission, would expand Ukiah’s city limits to the north and south. This would bring changes in those areas such as tax revenue shifting from the county to the city over several years, as well as responsibility for service like police and road repair changing from the county to the city.
The newest map is Sapling 2.0, a revised version of an annexation map proposed earlier this year.
The 2.0 revision adds 70 acres of land north of Ukiah, just west of U.S. Highway 101, called the Brush Street Triangle.
According to Ukiah Deputy City Manager Shannon Riley, the Brush Street Triangle is being added at the request of property owners within that area. It requires city resources regularly, like police responding to mutual aid calls from the Sheriff’s Office, making it appropriate for annexing, according to Riley.
The revision also removes 15 acres of land to the south of Ukiah. Riley said these acres are being excluded because they are protected under the Williamson Act of 1965, a state law that allows local government and private landowners to enter contracts that keep specified parcels designated for agriculture or open-space use while lowering property tax assessments.
Riley said the next steps in the annexation proposal process are finishing the process of scoping potential environmental impact if annexation were to happen and developing a plan for the city to provide services to a larger area.
They sure AF don’t learn. This is going to end in a lawsuit, and the taxpayers will pay dearly.
What is this lawsuit going to be about?