MCO SLOW GROWTH JG

A COMMUNITY MEETING CONCERNED WITH THE MONTEREY COUNTY GENERAL PLAN DREW A CROWD OF 160 PEOPLE IN CARMEL VALLEY. THE MEETING WAS SPONSORED BY A COALITION OF 18 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SLOW-GROWTH COMMUNITY GROUPS. CITIZENS DISCUSSED WAYS THE PLAN COULD PRESERVE FARMLAND, PROMOTE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND LIMITING RURAL DEVELOPMENT. THIS WAS THE COALITION?S SECOND FORUM IN A SERIES OF FIVE. THE SPONSORS HOPE TO KEEP THE COMMUNITY?S VOICE IN THE GENERAL PLAN PROCESS. TWO OF THE REMAINING FORUMS WILL BE HELD IN MID- TO LATE OCTOBER.