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protect Solano County's farmlands & open spaces for future generations |
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Solano County is
unique. We don't have endless and sprawling subdivisions, and it's
all thanks to Solano County s official policy of Orderly Growth.
Our Solano Orderly Growth committee, founded in 1984, is a political
action committee (PAC) which functions as
a 'watchdog' for local land use policy. Why does it matter? We believe that our residents enjoy a high quality of life because of Solano's pioneering stance on growth policies. Life in our cities offers good jobs, good schools, and a mix of housing, shopping, and entertainment. Nearby, we have access to farm-fresh produce and premium wines, plus diverse public open spaces where we can get out in nature. The Solano County General Plan's voter-approved Orderly Growth Initiative specifies that agricultural and open space lands cannot be converted to urban uses without a vote of the people. The element builds on the 1984 voter-approved Measure A, as well as the votes to renew the measure in 1996 and in 2008 as Measure T. Buy-in from the voters is important because it prevents elected officials from being swayed into deals by developer money. The General Plan expires on December 31, 2028. The County is now in the process of updating the General Plan. We continue to advocate for the policies outlined in the policies of the Orderly Growth Initiative, and we support a renewal of the measure to be put to a vote of the people. |
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we advocate for: · restricting urban growth to our seven cities · protecting farmlands so our agricultural economy will continue to thrive read more > · preserving the mission of Travis Air Force Base · establishing Urban Limit Lines for every Solano city to control development pressure and speculation · city separators and conservation easements, such as the Benicia-Fairfield-Vallejo separator, the Fairfield-Vacaville separator, and the Dixon-Vacaville agricultural conservation easement · city separators and conservation easements, such as the preserving natural lands that we can all visit and enjoy, such as Benicia State Recreation Area, Lynch Canyon Open Space, Rockville Hills Regional Park, Patwino Worrtla Kodoi Dihi Park, Rush Ranch Open Space, Lagoon Valley Park, Jepson Prairie, Lake Solano County Park, and Sandy Beach County Park · creation of an open space park district. We are the only Bay Area county without a voter-approved and funded district read more > |
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the continuing
fight Development pressures never go away in California. That's why our work is important. Solano County's commitment to orderly growth made national and even world-wide headlines over the last couple of years as a mysterious group of billionaires swooped in and bought more than 50,000 acres (now more than 70,000 acres) of farm & open space lands. Then they revealed their plans to build a utopia. We are fighting back to preserve our home. read more > |
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