NOTICE OF PROTEST HEARING Stanislaus Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) will hold a protest hearing on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at 10:00 A.M. in the Basement Training Room, Tenth Street Place, 1010 10th Street, Modesto, California, to consider the following: LAFCO APPLICATION NO. 2026-04 – CERES FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT REORGANIZATION TO THE STANISLAUS CONSOLIDATED FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT: Request to annex the Ceres Fire Protection District territory, which is comprised of approximately 2,444 acres, to the Stanislaus Consolidated Fire Protection District and simultaneously dissolve the Ceres Fire Protection District. The reorganization will also include a Sphere of Influence amendment for the Stanislaus Consolidated Fire Protection District. The Ceres Fire Protection District area is generally located south of the City of Ceres between the Union Pacific Railroad and Faith Home Road. The proposal is considered exempt for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to §15320 and §15061(b)(3). On August 26, 2026, the Stanislaus Local Agency Formation Commission heard and approved the above proposal and adopted LAFCO Resolution No. 2026-13. The Commission's decision is subject to the outcome of a Protest Hearing, where landowners and registered owners can submit their written opposition to the proposal. Any owner of land and/or registered voter within the affected territory who disapproves of the annexation may file a written protest against the proposal with the Executive Officer at any time prior to the conclusion of the protest hearing. You may obtain a Protest Form on the Stanislaus LAFCO website at: https://www.stanislauslafco.org/current_projects.shtm. Please be sure to include your name, address of land owned within the affected area (if different from your residence), Assessor's Parcel Number and the name of the proposal. Include your signature and the date signed. Protest forms can be submitted in the following ways: Mail or hand-delivered to Stanislaus LAFCO at 1010 10th Street, Suite 3600, Modesto CA, 95354 by Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at 10:00 am. (Postmarks cannot be accepted.) OR Hand-deliver during the Protest Hearing on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at 10:00 am in the Basement Training Room, Tenth Street Place, 1010 Tenth Street, Modesto, California. If you are not opposed to the proposed annexation, you need not take any action.