Country Living
Folks are Attracted to Our Rural Way of LifeThe Valley Springs area population is growing, due in part to an influx of people who can no longer afford to live in the Bay Area but who do not want to live in the densely populated subdivisions of the San Joaquin Valley. People are attracted by our open spaces and rural way of life. We owe it to ourselves and to future residents of this county to participate in the decisions that will determine the quality of life in coming years.
Other Areas Have Faced the Same ProblemsWe’ve seen what has happened in other areas when residential sprawl has gone unchecked for decades. In Orange County, vast areas of orange groves were paved over in the sixties and seventies, consumed by the Pac Man sprawl of the Los Angeles Basin. Closer to home, the orchards of Santa Clara County have given way to sprawling subdivisions, to house the families of Silicon Valley.
We are Under No ObligationWe have no legal or moral obligation to ruin our country way of life to accomodate the millions of folks who dream of living in places like Valley Springs. If our area provides the housing and jobs for them, their dream of rural living will never be realized and our dream will be gone forever.It Will Happen HereIt can happen here. It will happen here unless the right decisions are made today...because today’s decisions control what this county will look like in twenty to thirty years.
A Place to Call Home Requires PlanningSmart Growth, guided by enlightened planning principles, enacted and regulated by open-minded decision-makers, and implemented by knowledgeable developers, will have a major impact on the continuing appeal of Valley Springs area as a place of recreation and as a place to call home.
Conflicting Interests Can be Brought TogetherWe believe it is vital that the community learns about Smart Growth and makes its voices heard. We also believe that conflicting interests can be brought together, that workable solutions can be reached through collaborative management, seeking common ground.
It Has Been Done ElsewhereIt has been done in other places. Consider Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties, Sonoma and Napa Counties; these are beautiful places where businesses thrive and people prosper in the backdrop of nature's beauty.
We Can Do It HereWe can do it here. It will be a challenge, but we have to try. Consider the alternatives.
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