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Agenda includes expansion of Old Car Buyback Program

(VENTURA, Calif. — June 18, 2025) The agenda for the Ventura County Air Pollution Control Board meeting on Tuesday, June 24, includes the following:

• CAR BUYBACK: The board will vote on whether to double the amount that people receive to retire old vehicles through the Old Car Buyback Program to $2,000. The proposal also would expand the eligible model years to 2003 or older from the current 1997 or older and extend the program through 2026.
• GRANTS: The board will consider approval of nearly $1.9 million in grants for equipment that will reduce emissions. Awardees include Ventura County’s first zero-emission, solar-powered marine project and six public charging stations for electric vehicles.
• BUDGET: The board will hold a second public hearing on and consider approval of the district’s proposed 2025-2026 budget.

The meeting will be held at 1:30 p.m. in the Ventura County Board of Supervisors Hearing Room at 800 S. Victoria Ave. in Ventura and livestreamed. To review the full agenda and related documents and watch the livestream, visit the Air Pollution Control Board page of the Clerk of the Ventura County Board of Supervisors website at https://www.ventura.org/cob/apcb and click on “Meeting Agendas and Documents.” Click on “Public Comments at Board Meetings” for information on providing input.