Land-use measure on Tuesday’s ballot pits slow-growth advocates against developers, property rights groups. By JONAH OWEN LAMB The fight over Merced County’s Save Farmland initiative — Measure C — has gotten expensive and dirty. The controversial initiative has created a divide in the farming community, heightened fears of a threat to private property, spawned...
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Annexation, which takes time, is likely outcome for land adjacent to campus. By JAMIE OPPENHEIM Measure C, the Save Farmland initiative on Tuesday’s ballot, could affect the future development of the University Community, a mixed-use development serving UC Merced students and faculty. Or it may not affect it at all. Read more: www.mercedsunstar.com/2010/10/27/1626905/measure-c-shouldnt-thwart-uc-merced.html
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Op-Ed Published in Sun-Star. To read the article at the Sun-Star website, click here. Do you like what you see in Merced County? It turns out, few do. Empty houses, vacant land and stalled development have consumed our farmland. Our cities have suffered for it. Yet, year after year, we have continued to face...
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To read on the Sun-Star website, click here. By JONAH OWEN LAMB A majority of Merced County voters said they would vote for a slow growth initiative in November — Measure C — and that the Board of Supervisors has failed to control growth responsibly in the past. That, at least, is a summary...
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To read on the Sun-Star website, click here. By JONAH OWEN LAMB The battle rages over Measure C in Merced County, but for three other California counties it’s ground that’s already been tilled. Read more: www.mercedsunstar.com/2010/10/28/1628441/measure-c-three-other-california.html
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Save jobs Agriculture supports 35% of our jobs, year after year. Measure C prioritizes ag/commercial/industrial again. Save taxes Rural subdivisions cost $2 for every $1 generated. Housing in the cities pays its own way. Save home values We have enough empty houses and lots for 30 years, developers are still buying up farmland for...
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Our official campaign opposition, the Merced County Family Farmer Coalition Against Measure C – 2010, has reared its head and surprise! is funded by anything but local family farmers. The group’s most recent financial filing shows over $10,000 is from addresses outside Merced County, including development interests in Berkeley, San Jose and Stanislaus County....
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Thursday, September 30, at 6 p.m. Call (209) 722-0912 for location information. Eight-time Pulitzer nominee Mark Arax will be the featured speaker at a fundraising dinner for Measure C, the Save Farmland Initiative. Musical stylings by famed singer-songwriter Nancy Cassidy will set the backdrop for this very special evening in an exquisite east Merced...
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Thank you for bringing attention to Merced County’s efforts to derail Measure C, the Save Farmland Initiative. Our Board of Supervisors’ recent 5-0 lap-dog-to-the-developers approval of the Villages of Laguna San Luis, where the developers of the project were given a free pass without having to abide by our new General Plan, shows the...
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