Brentwood
Residents Opposed to Developer “Measure F” on the June
2010 ballot
that would break the Brentwood, CA
voter-approved Urban Limit Line
VICTORY
- Measure F defeated!
Developers and landowners
placed Measure F on the June 2010 ballot to try to break
and expand Brentwood’s voter-approved Urban Limit Line
(which was just approved in 2006). Brentwood residents
rejected an expanded Urban Limit Line in 2005 (Measure
L) and voted in 2006 for a tighter one. In June 2010, developers
tried to expand the line again, at a time when
there is no need for more housing.
Measure F would allow
1,300 new houses on 740 acres of agricultural land in
Brentwood’s western hills, south of Balfour Road and
between Mountain View Drive and Deer Valley Road.
It would add 4,030 people
to Brentwood, which has more than doubled in population
in the past ten years, from 23,000 residents in 2000 to
51,000 in 2010. More growth means increased
traffic, overcrowded schools, decreased property values,
less open space and agricultural land in Brentwood.
The Measure F developers
made promises with no guarantees. That’s why
many Brentwood residents and groups like Save Mount
Diablo opposed Measure F. We don’t have to accept
developer initiatives. Even the Contra Costa Times agreed
- read there
editorial.
They spent nearly
$300,000 to fool Brentwood Residents. But the residents
of Brentwood and Save Mount Diablo, spending a mere $7,800 defeated
Measure F, with 57% voting NO! That is a 15 point
victory. We will face the same development
consultant in
Tassajara/San Ramon in November 2010 on a similar
issue.
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