After years of construction, the road to Goleta City Council might go through Hollister Avenue

Goleta City Council candidates in Districts 1 and 2 agreed Thursday night at the Goleta ValleyCommunity Center that the city’s roads and infrastructure need attention but differed over how to support Old Town businesses. In District 1, incumbent Luz Reyes-Martin is running against Rollin Gartzke. In District 2,incumbent James Kyriaco is facing Phebe Mansur.Infrastructure, and the Hollister Avenue construction in particular, drew the most urgent comments.Mansur said the issue is on the minds of residents and business owners alike.“This is the single pressing issue that’s on the minds of all the businesses and all the residents,”Mansur said. She said she has gone door-to-door and that businesses are not adjusting.“Wendy’s continues to be down about 40%,” Mansur said. “My business continues to be downabout 57%.” The Goleta City Council two years ago voted to reduce the lanes in Old Town from four to two, with one in each direction. The move sparked long traffic jams on Hollister tha