On June 12, 2007 General Plan 2030 Principal Planner Dan Breedon attended the Butte County Annual Tourism meeting held at the Bayliss Ranch near Gridley, hosted by Donna Bayliss, a member of the Butte County General Plan 2030 Citizens Advisory Committee. The meeting emphasized the need to capitalize on Butte County’s existing assets by marketing agri-tourism and developing ways to promote tourism in general. Opening remarks were provided by Debra Lucero, Director of Butte County Cultural Tourism. Tourism Activity Reports were provided by representatives of the incorporated cities and other groups. 

Copies of the “Butte County General Plan Existing Conditions Briefing Book” were distributed at the meeting.  The “Butte County General Plan 2030 Guiding Principles” include several areas that are related to the development of cultural and agricultural tourism, such as Economic Development, Agriculture, Recreational Opportunities and Protection of Cultural Resources, and Rural Development.  The promotion of Butte County’s local economy will be the subject of a planned Economic Summit that will take place on October 15, 2007 from 9:00 to 3:00 pm at the Sierra Nevada Brewery’s Big Room in Chico.

For more information about Butte County General Plan 2030, please visit http://www.buttegeneralplan.net today. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call Dan Breedon at 530-538-7629 or me at 530-538-6821. We look forward to seeing you or hearing from you soon.

Sincerely, Tim Snellings, Director

Butte County Department of Development Services