South Sacramento Conservation Agency Board Adopts Mitigation Fee Schedule

The South Sacramento Conservation Agency Board's Board of Directors has adopted a mitigation fee schedule to fund implementation of the South Sacramento Habitat Conservation Plan.  Paid by project developers to mitigate impacts on covered species and habitat, the fees will fund habitat acquisition, establishment or re-establishment; habitat management and monitoring; and program administration.  The fees will be charged based on the number of gross acres of impacted land cover type. The staff report, fee schedule and nexus study are found  here.

Vice Mayor Sarah Aquino Speaks to Sacramento BDC

Last week, the City of Folsom's Vice Mayor Sarah Aquino addressed the Sacramento County BDC. The Vice Mayor spoke on a variety of other including the city budget, light rail, homelessness and the future growth of the city.  

 

Valley Vision Presentation at the Regional BDC

Earlier this month, Valley Vision's Chief Executive and Senior Director spoke with the North State BIA's Regional BDC to share their recently completed Livability Poll. Their results reflected conflicting buyer preference views that many builders and developers have felt throughout the region- split opinions on growing vs. slowing housing production as well as urban vs. suburban living. Despite the split views on regional growth, nearly two-thirds of all respondents claimed that affordability is the most important quality when considering relocating. For additional information click on the Valley Vision website:  https://valleyvision.org/our-research/