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Preservation Or Housing? California Can't Decide

Posted by: Chris Steins
Thanks to: Paul Shigley
31 January 2002 - 8:00am

State policy encourages farmland preservation while at the same time mandating thousands of new homes in agricultural areas.

Leaders of some semi-rural counties in California say they are caught in abind. One one hand, state policy encourages the preservation of farmland. Onthe other hand, state and regional policies mandate that counties plan forthousands of new homes in unincorporated areas. California Planning &Development Report explores the apparent dichotomy.

Full Story: Rural Counties Question Housing Policy
Source: California Planning and Development Report, January 30, 2002
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