|
|
|
LandWatch Awarded Packard Grant |
|
|
LandWatch Awarded
3-Year, $225,000 Packard Grant The David and Lucile Packard Foundation awarded LandWatch Monterey County a three-year, $225,000 general operating grant. These funds will support LandWatch's efforts to research and monitor local land use plans, organize citizen involvement, and improve the quality of life through long-range, comprehensive land use planning. The grant coincides with a nationwide search for an executive director for LandWatch Monterey County. The executive director will be responsible for developing, managing, and implementing the organization's comprehensive land use agenda, including policy research, public education, communications, and land use reforms. A full job announcement has been posted on the LandWatch website at http://www.mclw.org/pages/news/execdir.htm and will be mailed, e-mailed, or faxed upon request to interested applicants. "We are extremely grateful to the Packard Foundation for making such a significant investment in LandWatch," remarked Michael DeLapa, president of LandWatch. "The Packard Foundation's support will help LandWatch change the way Monterey County plans for its future and serve as a planning model for other communities throughout California. The grant strengthens LandWatch at a critical time and ensures that Monterey County will have independent, professional representation when it comes to land use and planning issues. The public interest is the winner thanks to the Packard Foundation." LandWatch Monterey County is a new, California nonprofit public benefit corporation dedicated to improving the quality of life through land use planning. The primary goals of LandWatch are educate the community on planning issues, prevent urban sprawl, promote development patterns that minimize the negative impact on water and air quality, encourage affordable housing, and preserve precious farmlands, forest and open space. LandWatch's acts as a land use watchdog for Monterey County and serves as a new model for land use planning throughout the state of California. By helping local citizens organize land use monitoring and advocacy efforts, LandWatch offers new possibilities for managing growth and land use and encouraging sustainable development. Established in October, 1997, LandWatch released its first major report in May, 1998, State of Monterey County 1998, the first annual comprehensive assessment of land use, the environment and infrastructure in Monterey County. State of Monterey County 1998 provides an integrated overview of population trends, land use patterns, traffic conditions, and approved and pending projects that broadly affect the environmental health and economic vitality of Monterey County. The first such report ever prepared for Monterey County, State of Monterey County 1998 reveals significant inconsistencies among population projections, infrastructure capacities, and the general plans of Monterey County and the cities. The State of Monterey County 1998 is available free through LandWatch's web site at http://www.mclw.org. For more information please contact Donna Kaufman at 375-3752. |
Home | About LandWatch | Issues & Actions | LandWatch News
Citzen Resources | Membership | Publications | Calendar
Archives | Search | Links | Contact Us
Site Design and Management by Jeffrey Reynolds
all materials ©1999 Landwatch