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Community Separators: Ask the voters not the supervisors

Communities that have voter approved community separators have very few abuses if the provision that any building in the community separators must go to the voters was included in the initiative and takes the discretionary powers of our supervisors to override away. Napa is one such county and has virtually stopped all bad projects in community separators. …

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Greenbelt Alliance has praise and warnings for Napa County

http://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/greenbelt-alliance-has-praise-and-warnings-for-napa-county/article_5f0929f5-03c7-56d3-8f24-69b33e655564.html Greenbelt Alliance has praise and warnings for Napa County BARRY EBERLING beberling@napanews.com   Feb 4, 2017 Updated 20 hrs agoAmong Bay Area counties, Napa County has the lowest amount of land at risk for what the Greenbelt Alliance calls “sprawl” development, though the group also sees cause for concern.The San Francisco-based Greenbelt Alliance released its latest “At …

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AGRICULTURAL & NATURAL LANDS ARE AT RISK OF BEING LOST FOREVER

From our friends at Greenbelt Alliance: “This report takes a closer look at every threat to this region’s magnificent landscapes and provides the kind of information decision-makers need to shape smart policy.” -Senator Barbara Boxer At Risk: The Bay Area Greenbelt is the definitive research on the farms, ranches, and natural areas at risk of …

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