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Solano County Orderly Growth Initiative . Sbeydeh Viveros-Banderas and Jonathan Young. Policy Problem & Policy Choice. Problem Rapid growth Proposals for new subdivisions in agricultural areas where land is cheap Ag-urban conflicts Policy Choice: City Centered Growth
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Solano County Orderly Growth Initiative SbeydehViveros-Banderas and Jonathan Young
Policy Problem & Policy Choice • Problem • Rapid growth • Proposals for new subdivisions in agricultural areas where land is cheap • Ag-urban conflicts • Policy Choice: City Centered Growth • No urban development in unincorporated areas • Voter approval for land use changes
Stakeholders in Solano County For Urban Growth Limits Against Urban Growth Limits Solano County Farm Bureau Developers County Supervisors Mike Reagan • Solano County Farm Bureau • Green Valley Landowners Association • Orderly Growth Committee • Greenbelt Alliance • Solano County Land Trust • County Supervisors • DuanneKromm
Policy Cycle • 1980: General Plan adopted with city-centered growth policy • 1984: Proposition A • 1994: Orderly Growth Initiative • 2006: Measure J • 2008: Measure T
Policy Theories & Prognosis Advocacy Coalition Framework • Farms and Agriculture Interest Groups • Open Space Advocates (Greenbelt Alliance, Orderly Growth Committee)