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aerveatofoc:uspubltcconccl"nandaction
on aU Sonoma County environmental is ­sues,
includlngtheJenl\erproposals, plan­ning
and pl"otection of California's coastal
l"eBources, planni.ng and development of
public hiking and 1"1dlngll"a118, measures
to deal wilh our gro ..... ing ai r and water pol­lution,
and ..m anyothcrs,
SCOPE (Sonoma County Organizatlonror
Planned Envi ronment), Foundedappc'ox­imalely
one year ago beclluscofgrowing
awareness that the normal processes of
"progress" would doom Sonoma County's
environmentul quality, but that planning
processesandskills ..... crebccomingavail­able
whichcouldpreventsuchcnvironmen­tal
destruction while allowing appropriate
growth, Among SCOPE's many a reas o(
current concern are the lackofacounty
plan, thenoedfOI'OpenSllllCepreserva­tion,
continued threats toour[cw remain­ing
natural waterwaYII, and the need for
sensitive roadway dcslgn and construction
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RAC (Redwood Association of Consum­ers),
AnaffilinteofthcAssociatiollof Cal­ifornia
Conllumers, RAC isn dual-pur!lose
ate Bill 1400, introduced bySan Franclsc
Republican Milton Marks, ThisbiUcall.li
for the establishment 01. n BayAreaRe­gional
Open Space Commission which is to
undertake a two~yearstudyof land use and
availability in the nine-county San Fran­cisco
Bay Area and determine future opel'
space requirements, ThiscommislJion18
to submit a plan Cor future land develop­mentthroughoutthearea,
preservingareas
as perm'anent open space whe re considered
neccssaryandencouragingcompactandef­ticient
urban development in and around
extstingcities , Thecommlssloniltoter­minatein
l 972sothatnoper manentagency
is added to local government, A sum of
~i~~i~~Olnl~9a::~~~i,ate to fund the com-
One of the main problems to be worked
outwill be the method or financing andac­quiring
the areas ofpcrmsnentopenspacc
so that property owners receive fair com­pensation
Cor their lands, Thecommissio
wnI have the power to r equire public hear
Ing {or any subdivision or development that
exceedslOacres sndthatclearly would in
~~~~~e on efficient land use and preserva
ol'gunbation, As a consumer group, it If the bUt is passed and succeeds In it<
works to aid the public with manufacturer purpose, it will contribute greatly to thC'
and service problems, On thc othcrhand, aesthetic quality of life in the Bay Area
ina county tOOClldangcH'ed by wastcful pro- lnaddiliontothe beauty ol open apace ar'll.
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GltEI::N BELTS FOR Till:: BAY AREA
One oC the moat significant bills in the state
legislature Ilt the present timf! is Sen-paperman,
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coastfrom OregontoMexicoonthetide-
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