As for Valley’s Edge, my number one reason for being against this “vision” is spelled out in their own Environmental Impact Report = this development will prevent Chico from meeting its own Climate Action Goals in 2030, 2040, and 2050. In other words, by giving this a “green light” our city leaders think it’s OK to pile on the pollution, generated by a projected 23,000 car trips per day from our Valley’s Edge. Remember that.
Instead, I’d love to see a groundswell of support from local leaders and voters who believe that the beautiful swath of land, almost the size of Gridley, consisting of about 200 acres of oak woodlands, 569 acres of grasslands, full of dark sky, and home to loads of wildlife, has more value left as is, than covering it with a bunch of houses. The idea that we don’t need these open spaces for our health and well being is contrary to science and the reason why people love Chico and want to live here. Why are we so easily duped into letting it be wiped out?
Our open spaces are endangered by sprawling development. It’s time we begin, in earnest, to save them before it’s too late. You know the saying … “We don’t know what we’ve got till it’s gone”!
Measure O & P, better known as “Valley’s Edge,” will be on your California Presidential Primary Ballot this March 5, 2024. Please vote “no” on Measure O & P.
— Pam Stoesser, Chico
