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County releases draft Lithium Valley specific plan; opens public comment through March 25
Summary
County staff presented the draft Lithium Valley specific plan, describing land‑use categories across 51,622 acres, infrastructure needs, community engagement and a public comment period running to March 25, 2025.
Imperial County staff presented the draft Lithium Valley specific plan to the Board of Supervisors, describing the plan’s land‑use framework, guiding principles, phases and next steps and opening a public comment period through 5 p.m. Pacific on March 25, 2025.
The plan is presented as a comprehensive land‑use and implementation document covering an area the county stated as 51,622 acres and broken into three phases. County staff described Phase 1 as comprising 25,521 acres and said conservation accounts for 31.9% of the acreage in that phase. Key land‑use categories in the draft include green industrial, manufacturing, playa renewables, community opportunity areas, solar, logistics and conservation. County staff said the plan aims to support geothermal and mineral recovery operations, manufacturing and supply‑chain development tied to critical‑minerals processing and clean‑energy industries.
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