Isherwood on general plan for county
The general plan needs to focus on city centered growth. General plan needs to allow a common sense boundary for incorporated-city sphere of influence. Further, it needs to keep transportation and housing development concentrated and effective. My experience on the Transportation Board for the last three years provides me with a working knowledge to effective transportation planning. In addition, my experience on the Regional Policy Council and Redevelopment Board are effective tools in understanding the General Plan policy and implementation.
The one-mile radius boundary around dairies is far-reaching and not necessary. To meet mandates and mitigation factors only a quarter-mile to half-mile is required. The facts show such a plan simply does not work, since every square mile of Tulare County is within a dairy. The General Plan section regarding radius control is bad wording from county staff and needs to be changed. The current plan is blatantly against private property rights to farmers, landowners and all county citizens. Keep the general plan simple to what works best for farmers, cities, and unincorporated regions.