In her Sacramento Bee column, Diana Griego Erwin advocatesadhering to urban growth boundaries in efforts to curb sprawl.
Erwinrejects the assumption that all open space eventually will be developed,and thus also rejects the argument put forth by some developers for"responsible" growth before a more destructive development takes overthe open space. Erwin highlights the proposed Deer Creek Hillsdevelopment in Sacramento County in which an upscale, gated communityfor seniors was rejected by county officials after extensive reviewbecause it was outside of the urban growth boundary, raising questionssurrounding traffic, police protection, and environmental concerns.Despite taxpayers' investment in paying experts and officials to studythe feasibility of the project, developer C.C. Myers has put the projectto countywide vote under Measure O; Erwin notes that voters will havefinal say on the project, most of whom will not have read any of thereports analyzing the project.
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