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Board approves Williamson Act rescission and open-space easement for Zacharias Ranch mitigation bank
Summary
The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously July 22 to rescind a Williamson Act contract and enter an open-space easement so Westervelt Ecological Services can develop a 580-acre tidal-marsh mitigation bank at Zacharias Ranch in the Delta area.
The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors on July 22 approved actions to rescind an existing Williamson Act contract and to accept a new open-space easement allowing the Zacharias Ranch Mitigation Bank to proceed as a floodplain tidal-marsh restoration and mitigation bank.
Why it matters: Westervelt Ecological Services plans to convert roughly 580 acres of periodically flooded farmland near Snodgrass Slough into tidal-marsh habitat. County staff concluded the conversion is consistent with the general plan and with Delta policies because the land’s agricultural productivity has fallen due to recurring flooding and because the property connects…
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