landWatch: Greenfield Issues and Actions

Greenfield Issues and Actions

The City of Greenfield, located in the center of the Salinas Valley, is beginning to prepare a General Plan Update, and is proposing major annexations of commercially productive agricultural land, to allow significant new residential and commercial development. Future land use decisions in Greenfield raise important planning policy questions. LandWatch is closely following the process, and is urging the city to conserve productive agricultural land wherever possible.

LandWatch Urges Changes in Greenfield General Plan
The proposed City of Greenfield General Plan would pave over commercially productive farm land for the construction of residential subdivisions that would provide housing affordable mainly to upper income commuters. There’s a better way to plan for growth! (05.12.05)

Proposed Land Use Element Would Virtually Double The City's Size
This LandWatch letter urges full environmental review for the proposed City of Greenfield General Plan Update.

LandWatch Advises Greenfield on Redevelopment Law
Redevelopment law only allows cities to redevelop land that is "blighted." The City of Greenfield wants to say that includes commercially productive agricultural land. LandWatch has warned Greenfield that this is contrary to state law requirements. (posted 06.12.03)

LandWatch Says EIR Required
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires full environmental review when a proposed governmental action might have a negative environmental impact. The City of Greenfield appears to want to delay such review, and make important decisions without an EIR. LandWatch says, "don't do it!" (posted 04.03.03)

LandWatch Comments on Greenfield GPU Process
The City of Greenfield is proposing a new General Plan Update that could have profound effects on that city, and on the future of agriculture in the Salinas Valley. LandWatch urges Greenfield to preserve and protect agricultural land, as much as possible, and to follow a public process that leads to full public participation. (posted 03.16.02)

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