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Solano County Measure T

Good news! Solano's Measure T passed with 69.6% of the vote. Its passage ensures the region will guide growth into existing cities and protect 440,000 acres of agricultural and natural areas.

The Orderly Growth Initiative has been included in the updated General Plan. This means that all land that is designated as agriculture or open space will be protected from urban development (almost 1/2 million acres!). 

Though Greenbelt Alliance still has concerns with the poorly drafted Environmental Impact Report, Measure T, the Orderly Growth Extension, will compensate for the growth-inducing impacts of the plan.

What's At Stake

The General Plan offers an opportunity for developers to reduce land protections and pave over farmland with traffic-producing subdivisions. Suisun Valley, Green Valley, and other prime agricultural areas are at risk. 

To counter the efforts of sprawl developers, we need Solano residents to come to the meetings on the General Plan and voice their desire to protect Solano's hills and farmland.

Timetable

March 2007 to February 2008 : A draft of the Solano General Plan was developed

April 2008: The Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) was released.

May to July 2008: Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors hold hearings on the DEIR and Draft General Plan Update

August 2008 : The Board of Supervisors Certified the Final EIR, finalized the General Plan and put the land-use changes and a renewal of the Orderly Growth Initiative on the ballot.

November 2008 : Voters locked in the land-use changes and a 20-year renewal of the Orderly Growth Initiative.