After years of debate by local officials, Contra Costa County will be asked to approve an urban limit line intended to preserve farmland and open space.
More than a decade after voters approved a urban limit line in Contra Costa County, east of San Francisco, the County's Board of Supervisors have placed a new, more constricted line on the November ballot.
"A voter-approved urban limit line is necessary to comply with Measure J, which voters passed in 2004. That measure provides needed transportation funds for the county and cities once the growth-limit line is in place."
A measure to increase the amount of land off-limits to development failed in 2000 due to opposition from several cities.
FULL STORY: Finally, an urban limit line measure
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