Salinas Valley Planning Issues & Actions

The Salinas Valley is geographically striking, and is as impressive in its own was as Carmel Valley and Big Sur. It's one of the wonders of Monterey County. It also contains the most economically productive agricultural land in the world. The tiny Salinas Valley produces almost 10% of all of the agricultural production of the entire State of California. The planning issues affecting the Salinas Valley are many. Above all, the Salinas Valley is threatened by growth pressures from both North and South. LandWatch is working hard to make sure that this priceless environmental and economic treasure is not damaged or degraded.

Quarry Would Cause Significant Impacts
The quarry proposed by Granite Construction would convert 333 acres of Salinas Valley grazing land into an open pit mine, and put 2,122 new truck trips each day onto Highway 101. Now is the time to speak up. The Board of Supervisors will consider this project on March 9th, at 1:30 p.m. (03.04.04)

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