[Scpg] Coalition Makes Progress in Signature Drive for Goleta Farmland Preservation Initiative/Noozhawk staff writer Lara Cooper

[Wesley Roe and Santa Barbara Permaculture Network]

Coalition Makes Progress in Signature Drive for Goleta Farmland 
Preservation Initiative

The Goodland Coalition says it gathered more than 800 signatures, half 
of what is required to put a measure on the fall ballot
http://goletaheritagefarmland.org/

Sign the petition at the following locations:

Fairview Von's on April 27 -- 29, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 2 to 
5 PM.

Marketplace, next to Staples, on Sunday 10 AM to 2 PM.






Fairview Gardens, at 598 N. Fairview Ave. in Goleta, is popular with 
shoppers but has had to weather financial and other recent challenges. 
Officials say the nonprofit organization is on the path to 
sustainability and assert that the property is needlessly included in 
the proposed Goleta Heritage Farmlands Initiative restricting 
agricultural land. (Lara Cooper / Noozhawk file photo)
By Lara Cooper, Noozhawk Staff Writer | @laraanncooper | Published on 
04.25.2012


Goleta residents hoping to strengthen regulations for farmland 
conversions announced Wednesday that they have half the signatures 
needed to put the item on this fall's ballot.

The Goodland Coalition revealed the details of the Goleta Heritage 
Farmlands Initiative earlier this year.



If approved, the initiative would require voter approval of any 
re-designation or change in the intensity of Goleta agriculture land 
use, and it would apply only to properties that are 10 acres or more in 
size. It would be in effect for the next 20 years.

The group has gathered more than 800 signatures in five weeks, half of 
what is required to put the initiative to voters. Volunteers have been 
going door-to-door and staking out shopping centers for the signatures.

"It's very clear that many Goleta voters want to have the final say 
before Goleta agricultural parcels can be rezoned," said Bob Wignot, who 
is spearheading the effort for The Goodland Coalition. "This is just one 
more indication that Goleta residents want to preserve our valuable 
agricultural resources."

Click here for the group's website to find locations to sign the petition.

--- Noozhawk staff writer Lara Cooper can be reached at 
lcooper at noozhawk.com. Follow Noozhawk on Twitter: @noozhawk, 
@NoozhawkNews and @NoozhawkBiz. Connect with Noozhawk on Facebook.
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