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The proposed and bitterly contested.(in brief)
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California Planning & Development Report
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May 1, 2008
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The proposed and bitterly contested development of Rancho San Juan in Monterey County appears to have been resolved after 25 years of conflict. In April, the Monterey County Board of Supervisors and developer HYH Corporation signed an agreement that permits development on about 330 acres while excluding development on Rancho San Juan's remaining 2,200 acres of farmland and open space north of Salinas.
The county is scheduled to conduct public hearings on the revised project in June. Importantly, the two major project opponents-LandWatch Monterey County and the Rancho San Juan Opposition Coalition-have endorsed the settlement.
The county has planned for extensive ...