Coast Village Improvement Association Meet & Greet

Coast Village Improvement Association (formerly the Coast Village Association) held a Meet & Greet at Local Montecito earlier this month, to kick off the new Association’s Interim Board and meet the property owners, merchants, and residents in the Coast Village District. More than 40 people gathered for nibbles and drinks to mingle with their neighbors. 

In attendance were Santa Barbara Fire Division Chief of Operations Brian Federmann, and Fire Marshal Ryan DiGuilio, who represented the Santa Barbara Fire Department. Other attendees included the interim Board of Directors, and over 30 constituents from Coast Village Road. 

Coast Village Association was officially dissolved back in October 2022 to accommodate forming a 501(c)3 and creating a newly constituted Board of Directors, which could be as many as 15 people, 2/3 of which will be required to be property owners. The change followed the Santa Barbara City Council’s vote to establish and form the Coast Village Community Benefit Improvement District (CBID), an idea that has been in the works since November 2020. The majority of Coast Village Road property owners voted in support of the CBID, which will allow local control of the street’s aesthetics, safety, and marketing ventures, filling the gaps in service from the City of Santa Barbara, which governs Coast Village Road. The CBID will be funded by property owners as an additional tax assessment.

The new Executive Director Beth Sullivan, is working to build what she calls a “community feeling on the street that fuels collaboration to chart the course for Coast Village.” The Association will aim to achieve a balance between preserving the past and embracing the present, while determining the possibilities for the future. Trey Pinner, a property owner on Coast Village Road and longtime CVA Vice President, is acting as the Interim Board President. 

For more information, visit www.coastvillageroad.com.