On Wednesday, the Morgan Hill City Council unanimously passed a resolution calling for Juristac/Sargent Ranch to be permanently protected...
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Speak Up for Protection of Our Local Farmland
This Wednesday, July 27, the Morgan Hill City Council will vote to approve the Morgan Hill 2035 General Plan which includes 400 acres of Southeast Quadrant (SEQ) development plans and two new potential school sites. All this after public outcry to the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) to deny their proposal for sprawl into the...
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#Write4Farmland
On March 11, 2016, the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo) will determine whether or not to allow the City of Morgan Hill an annexation request to develop the Southeast Quadrant (SEQ). Ultimately, the City plans is to annex and develop 400 acres of farmland. LAFCo’s job is to protect farmland, and prevent sprawl. Let’s make sure...
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Advocate Julie Hutcheson in the News: Opposing the SEQ
Committee for Green Foothills’ Advocate Julie Hutcheson was recently interviewed for an article in Morgan Hill Life, Q&A with Julie Hutcheson: Opponents criticize city’s goal to annex 215 acres in Southeast Quadrant (2/3/2016). In the Q&A, Julie explains our position on the city’s plans for the Southeast Quadrant (SEQ), why it won’t preserve ag land...
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It’s all about Responsible Growth (or is it?)
It’s summer, and while that might mean less work for some, there’s no slowing down our three legislative advocates. Julie Hutcheson has been busy as ever advocating to protect farmland in southern Santa Clara County, and was quoted in a Morgan Hill Times article (City to spend $5.3 million on property for ball fields (7/17/15)...