Farmland Bill is Timely, Necessary
If there’s anything Valley citizens have learned from the passionate support for preserving Wood Colony, it’s that people value our prime farmland. But despite consistent public support for farmland preservation, California has averaged a loss of 30,000 acres of farmland per year for at least the last thirty years.
Now there’s an opportunity for action that would stem the tide of destruction. Assemblymember Susan Tallman Eggman has introduced the Sustainable Farmland Strategy Act (AB 1961). The bill would require California counties to develop a sustainable farmland strategy.
While it’s actually past time we found a way to protect our vanishing farmland, AB 1961 offers a big step forward. At the very least, it would bring more public awareness to the ongoing loss of this finite and critically necessary resource.
Read more here
Now there’s an opportunity for action that would stem the tide of destruction. Assemblymember Susan Tallman Eggman has introduced the Sustainable Farmland Strategy Act (AB 1961). The bill would require California counties to develop a sustainable farmland strategy.
While it’s actually past time we found a way to protect our vanishing farmland, AB 1961 offers a big step forward. At the very least, it would bring more public awareness to the ongoing loss of this finite and critically necessary resource.
Read more here
Citizens Unite
There have been numerous articles written for what is called "alternate media."
Below is a short excerpt from one of those articles about urban sprawl in Stanislaus County and the land greed of Modesto.
"It doesn’t matter that Modesto is so heavily in debt and with tax revenue so low that the city cannot hire even half the number of officers as other communities of comparable size. It doesn’t matter that Modesto can’t afford to sweep its streets more than once a month or trim trees as needed. Modesto wants to add growth that it won’t be able to serve."
Bruce Frohman-former City Councilman for Modesto
Read the entire article here:
http://thevalleycitizen.com/new-land-rush-to-cover-farmland-by-bruce-frohman/
Below is a short excerpt from one of those articles about urban sprawl in Stanislaus County and the land greed of Modesto.
"It doesn’t matter that Modesto is so heavily in debt and with tax revenue so low that the city cannot hire even half the number of officers as other communities of comparable size. It doesn’t matter that Modesto can’t afford to sweep its streets more than once a month or trim trees as needed. Modesto wants to add growth that it won’t be able to serve."
Bruce Frohman-former City Councilman for Modesto
Read the entire article here:
http://thevalleycitizen.com/new-land-rush-to-cover-farmland-by-bruce-frohman/
1800 Acres! It's NUTS!
The city used to be less intrusive, but with stricter environmental regulations, lack of clean and accessible water, and higher taxes, developers are looking at shovel ready land, rather than infill.
Just because we own it and developers want it, doesn't mean they can have it. And, it doesn’t mean that someone with a red pen who can draw a straight line around a box, should be able to take it away from us.
The time has come to say, no! No more sprawl.
This may only be Wood Colony to some, but if we lose this land, our prime farmland, it will impact the entire nation.
We thank you for your support!
Click on the link below for a radio interview with local farmer:
Jake Wenger
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8h4yVw9xhxE
Just because we own it and developers want it, doesn't mean they can have it. And, it doesn’t mean that someone with a red pen who can draw a straight line around a box, should be able to take it away from us.
The time has come to say, no! No more sprawl.
This may only be Wood Colony to some, but if we lose this land, our prime farmland, it will impact the entire nation.
We thank you for your support!
Click on the link below for a radio interview with local farmer:
Jake Wenger
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8h4yVw9xhxE
Let's Clear the Air
What's going on here in Wood Colony will impact the entire state at some level. Air pollution, due to an increased amount of traffic and smog coming into the Central Valley, is just one of our concerns.
Do we really want to be slapped with another $29,000,000 dirty air penalty? Please write to Supervisor O’Brien and thank him for his part to get clean air back to the valley….....and that we want it kept that way!
william.obrien@stancounty.com
http://beta.cerescourier.com/section/11/article/1892/
Your voices *are* being heard by the decision makers in the City of Modesto and Stanislaus County, but we have a long road ahead of us. Please continue to talk to our elected officials about the need to preserve these 1800 acres of prime farmland for future generations.
Thank you again for your support, it’s appreciated more than you know. Keep up the good work, and please continue to share your passion for preserving our farmland to keep it safe forever.
http://www.stancounty.com/board/
Do we really want to be slapped with another $29,000,000 dirty air penalty? Please write to Supervisor O’Brien and thank him for his part to get clean air back to the valley….....and that we want it kept that way!
william.obrien@stancounty.com
http://beta.cerescourier.com/section/11/article/1892/
Your voices *are* being heard by the decision makers in the City of Modesto and Stanislaus County, but we have a long road ahead of us. Please continue to talk to our elected officials about the need to preserve these 1800 acres of prime farmland for future generations.
Thank you again for your support, it’s appreciated more than you know. Keep up the good work, and please continue to share your passion for preserving our farmland to keep it safe forever.
http://www.stancounty.com/board/
It's Our Way or the Highway
You've spoken up and made your voice be heard to many people. You've brought farmland preservation to the forefront of the public's mind.
You've let the community know who, and what, Wood Colony is, and most of all, you're talking with your friends, family, and neighbors, about what the city has planned for us.
Please keep your eye on Wood Colony, and the transportation that will be brought through this area if the California State Route 132 Freeway/Expressway goes through. The widening will affect *this* generation who currently live in Wood Colony.
As parting words, we'd like to say: Continue to keep vigilant, and if you see a "road work ahead" sign, there may be a truck coming down the road.....to make a highway, possibly through your front yard.
Please stay in touch, and stay connected,
SpareWoodColony@aol.com
http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist10/environmental/projects/sr132west/
You've let the community know who, and what, Wood Colony is, and most of all, you're talking with your friends, family, and neighbors, about what the city has planned for us.
Please keep your eye on Wood Colony, and the transportation that will be brought through this area if the California State Route 132 Freeway/Expressway goes through. The widening will affect *this* generation who currently live in Wood Colony.
As parting words, we'd like to say: Continue to keep vigilant, and if you see a "road work ahead" sign, there may be a truck coming down the road.....to make a highway, possibly through your front yard.
Please stay in touch, and stay connected,
SpareWoodColony@aol.com
http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist10/environmental/projects/sr132west/