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Article: Placer County Conservation Plan approved, but questions linger.
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- California Planning & Development Report
- Article date:
- April 1, 2007
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Placer County is finalizing its first land conservation plan, designed to keep 60,000 acres from being developed in the rapidly-growing region northeast of Sacramento. An initial conservation map for the western part of Placer County was adopted by the Board of Supervisors during late January, and a final map could be approved later this year.
The Placer County Conservation Plan marks a big turn for a pro-growth county where voters rejected a quarter-cent sales tax for land acquisition in 2000. While not stopping additional development, the new plan directs it away from some rural areas.
And there is plenty of growth to direct. The county is planning ...