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Goleta Valley Vision
The Goleta Valley Vision has been the
Chamber’s information synthesis and policy
recommendation project for providing input on the City
of Goleta’s General Plan. Begun in April ’04, our
Chamber-appointed Task Force gathered information from
our members asking, “Who do we want to be as a
community?” Utilizing feedback from membership meetings,
letters, luncheons, and surveys the Chamber established
a long-range, broad-based vision for the Goleta Valley
documented in a report and two land-use maps.
Click here to download the Goleta Valley Vision.
The audience for this information
includes our regional partners, area stakeholders, the
community-at-large, and, particularly, the City of
Goleta – to whom the plan was presented in September
’04.
In January ’05 the City released its draft of the
General Plan.
Click here to visit the City of Goleta's website -
choose 'General Plan' from the main menu and 'Link to
Discussion Draft General Plan Text' to view the latest
Draft General Plan. The Chamber’s Task Force, Board of
Directors and staff compared the City’s draft to the
Chamber’s Vision and found few similarities.
Click here to view the Chamber's study guide and map
comparison.
One possible reason for the lack of
similarity between the desire of Goleta's citizens and
the Draft General Plan could be the process by which the
General Plan has been written. State policies define
with a great amount of detail both the necessary content
of a General Plan, and the process by which it is
formulated. At numerous points along the way the City of
Goleta, through the City Council, has deviated from
those mandates.
Click here to see a timeline of the General Plan and
the Goleta Valley Vision processes along with missing
key elements in the City's process.
All residents, business owners, and
concerned citizens are encouraged to participate in the
City's General Plan process. For more information on how
to get involved, or to find out let your elected
officials know what's important to you
click here.
Click here to read news clippings on both the Goleta
Valley Vision and the City's General Plan. |
