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60 General Plan Process What percent of Butte County land is proposed to be designated as either Ag, Timber or Resource Conservation? What percent of the County Land is that? As of 01-21-2010, the final draft General Plan 2030 map that is proceeding containts 483,355 acres of Ag, 351,720 acres of Timber Mountain and 34,750 acres of Resource Conservation for a total of 869,825 acres in these three General Plan Designations. This is 84.37% of Butte County lands. Ag, Conservation, Open Space 3/9/2010
58 General Plan Process What was Butte County's Growth rate from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009? According to the CA Department of Finance, Butte County added just 920 people to its population during this period. That is a 0.42% growth rate. This brings the County's population total to 221,331. Population, Growth Rate 12/21/2009
50 General Plan Process When will the public get to review the DRAFT of Butte County General Plan 2030? During the week of September 2009, the Public Draft of Butte County General Plan 2030 will be posted to this website. A week later, CDs will be availabe for FREE upon request. This will begin the process of Workshop Series #7, where this DRAFT General Plan (and map) will be reviewed via a Public Workshop (September 17th), Citizen Advisory Committee meetings on October 22nd, 29th and November 5th. This will be followed up with a couple of joint workshops with the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors on January 19th and 21st, 2010. Tim Draft General Plan 2030, Release date 8/13/2009
46 Public Participation True or False? According to the Great Valley Center, 'Butte County generates more solar energy per capita than any other county in the U.S.'? This is TRUE (visit http://www.greatvalley.org for more info) Solar, Great Valley, Energy, Solar Energy 11/20/2008
45 Public Participation According to 'The State Water Project Delivery Reliability Report 2007', published in August 2008, what is 'the keystone of the State Water Project'? Lake Oroville is the keystone of the State Water Project. Is is the State Water Project's largest storage facility with a capacity of about 3.5 million acre feet. (source: page 15 of the report) State Water Project, SWP, Lake Oroville 11/20/2008
20 Environmental Impact Report What is the tallest dam in the United States and how high is it? The Oroville Dam on the Feather River in California is the tallest dam in the United States. It stands 770 feet (235 meters) tall. Hoover Dam is 726.4 feet (221.3 meters) tall. Source: U.S. Department of the Interior website: http://www.usbr.gov/lc/hooverdam/History/essays/biggest.html Dam, Lake Orovlle, Tallest Dam 6/20/2007
13 General Plan Process In an effort to reach citizens in Butte County and engage them in the General Plan 2030 process, can you guess how many postcards the Department of Development Services has mailed as of May 19, 2007? 26,684 Outreach, advertising, postcards 5/21/2007
3 Public Participation When is the County/City Summit? It is on January 27, 2006 at the Southside Center in Oroville. County/City Summit 12/22/2006
2 Public Participation When is there going to be an opportunity to express my concerns and issues that I want to make sure are addressed in the Butte County General Plan 2030? That opportunity begins in March of 2007 at the first public workshop. Workshop Series #1, Public Meeting will be held at the Southside Center in Oroville on March 15, 2007 from 5-9 pm. Check back for the agenda. Issues, concerns, meeting 12/26/2006
1 Citizens Advisory Committee When and how will the CAC select a Chair and Vice Chair? The short answer is that the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) will not have a chair and vice chair. The CAC process will focus on consensus building, but the CAC process will not involve taking votes and for sure, we will not always reach consensus. Our task is to reflect the discussion into our notes and documents that we draft for Planning Commission and Board review. Our Board wanted a process to hear both consensus and minority perspectives. All CAC members will have equal standing. Citizens Advisory Committee, CAC, Chair, Vice Chair, Committee 11/14/2006
 
 

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