While some parties are clashing in court over the legality of
the Growth Control Initiative on the March ballot, residents Joe
and Julie Morris will continue their efforts to build a consensus
on the issue at a workshop Nov. 22.
The third such workshop will take place at the San Juan Bautista
Community Center, at the north end of the Mission’s property, from
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Joe Morris on Wednesday called the current
litigation over the initiative
”
nonsense.
”
While some parties are clashing in court over the legality of the Growth Control Initiative on the March ballot, residents Joe and Julie Morris will continue their efforts to build a consensus on the issue at a workshop Nov. 22.
The third such workshop will take place at the San Juan Bautista Community Center, at the north end of the Mission’s property, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Joe Morris on Wednesday called the current litigation over the initiative “nonsense.”
“This one is going to take more of an information gathering approach,” said Morris, who added the group would discuss details and impacts of the initiative.
The Growth Control Initiative, or Measure G, is a proposed amendment to the county General Plan. The most controversial aspect is its rezoning of agricultural lands, which would restrict many landowners’ abilities to subdivide and re-sell tracts of property.
Much of the land currently zoned into 5-acre parcels will be bumped to 20 acres, and land currently zoned in 40-acre parcels will escalate to 160 acres – meaning a lower number of homes could be built in a given area.
The initiative was originally approved as an ordinance by the Board of Supervisors. Opponents followed that with a signature referendum that sent it to the ballot.
The first two workshops – one in July and the second in September – focused on bringing the opposing sides together to civilly discuss the pros and cons of Measure G. The gathering Nov. 22 will get more to the grit of the matter – a more in-depth analysis of Measure G.
“We’ll be learning about the measure and measuring it against our effectiveness to produce our goals,” Morris said.
There will be two separate panel discussions – a general overview of Measure G and a piecemeal breakdown of the initiative’s “tools.” The group will also meet in small groups, which typified the first two meetings.
A conflict resolution specialist facilitated the first meeting, and Joe Morris oversaw the second. The third meeting will be facilitated by three different people – Mike Yalow, Lorri Pride and Elizabeth Kelly, all from Glenn County.
The workshop will once again be open to the public. For more information call the Morris’ at 623-4595.
