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Open Space Authority outlines CVcamp proposals to protect Coyote Valley and seek public feedback
Summary
The Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority presented the Coyote Valley Conservation Areas Master Plan (CVcamp), described restoration and public-access alternatives, highlighted past acquisitions and partnerships, and said a citizens' parcel tax (Measure D) would appear on the June ballot to bolster funding.
The Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority told the Santa Clara County Planning Commission on March 26 that the Coyote Valley Conservation Areas Master Plan (CVcamp) seeks to conserve habitat, support agriculture and expand public access across the valley. Lena Drap, the authority's conservation policy specialist, and Jennifer Peth, senior open space planner, reviewed the agency’s mission, funding and a set of conceptual alternatives for restoration and trails.
Drap said the authority is funded primarily through local parcel tax measures—Measure Q and Measure T—and receives roughly $12 million per year from those sources, which the agency leverages with state, federal and private funds. Peth…
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