The City of El Centro has filed a request for an injunction against the Imperial County Local Agency Formation commission (LAFCO).

On Friday, the City asked the Imperial County Superior Court to order LAFCO to stop proceedings on a proposed health care district as requested by Pioneers Memorial Health Care District. According to the City, LAFCO needs to rectify legal errors in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) process. The City claims that LAFCO needs to address potential environmental impacts of the proposed district expansion application in that, according to the City, LAFCO failed to follow the statutory and regulatory process to identify and address the environmental impacts of the proposed expansion. 

The City of El Centro also Claus that LAFCO failed to provide the City with reasonable advance notice and comment period for the Negative Declaration according to CEQA guidelines. The City is asking that a judge conduct a hearing and rule n the injunction request on September 14, 2023.