Article: Loma Linda advocates push referendums, initiative.(LOCAL WATCH)

Voters in Loma Linda could soon make decisions that greatly affect how the San Bernardino County city of 21,000 people grows. Referendums of two specific plans that call for a total of 2,400 housing units are likely to appear on the June 2006 ballot. And petitions for a general plan initiative are currently circulating.

The ballot measures could limit development in Loma Linda. The referendums would block two mixed-use developments. The general plan initiative would mandate a minimum lot size of 7,200 square feet for single-family parcels and change a number of "smart growth" provisions in a proposed general plan that is nearing adoption.

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