On October 28, 2009 the Golden Feather Community Alliance hosted a community meeting held at the Concow School Gym from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm concerning the Draft Butte County General Plan 2030 process and General Plan 2030 designations for the Concow and Yankee Hill area.   Approximately 80 members of the public attended the meeting.  The Golden Feather Community Alliance provided a presentation concerning the area’s assets and varied land uses including agricultural practices, home businesses and commercial activities, high quality of life and unique aspects of the area, and described the community’s needs under the new General Plan. 

Butte County Principal Planner Dan Breedon provided a presentation on the Butte County General Plan 2030 process and answered questions concerning General Plan 2030 land use designations and policies in the Concow/Yankee Hill area.  Members of the public provided comments and questions concerning General Plan 2030, agricultural uses, the Deer Herd Overlay designation, home business and occupations, development rights, second dwellings, and access issues among others.   

The Golden Feather Community Alliance also provided a critique of the Alternatives Evaluation Report completed for Butte County General Plan 2030 and provided the results of community surveys.  The audience was informed of the special Butte County Board of Supervisors Meeting scheduled for December 8, 2009, which will be devoted to the consideration of adjustments to the current Draft General Plan 2030 land use designations for the Concow/Yankee Hill area and members of the public were encouraged to provide public comment at this meeting.  Community groups plan to present a proposal requesting specific changes based upon community input, surveys, and existing land uses at the December 8, 2009 Board meeting.