Plans to decommission Platform Holly, an oil platform off the Goleta coast, remain in the works. It was a packed room for the Town Hall in City Council Chambers on June 7, hosted by the City of Goleta and California State Lands Commission. Attendees heard an update on the status and timeline to decommission Platform Holly. Mayor Pro Tempore Kyle Richards welcomed the audience and turned the meeting over to Jennifer Lucchesi, Executive Officer of the California State Lands Commission.

In addition to discussing the Platform Holly Decommissioning, the Town Hall also covered the Ellwood Onshore Oil and Gas Processing Facility Status Update, PRC 421 Decommissioning Project, Ellwood Marine Terminal Decommissioning, and Summerland Beach Legacy Wells. The Town Hall wrapped up with an open forum for attendees to provide comments and ask questions about the project.

If you were not able to attend, you can watch the Town Hall here: https://tinyurl.com/ybm5hju5. It is also being rebroadcast on Goleta TV Channel 19 Fridays at 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

Pictured top right: Town Hall audience

Pictured left-to-right California State Lands Commission staff: Seth Blackmon (Chief Counsel), Jennifer Lucchesi (Executive Officer) and Peter Regan (Assistant Chief of Marine Environmental Protection)