Whereas, further residential development in timber and agricultural land
disrupts wildlife habitat, contributes to global warming, and reduces
acreage available for resource production;

And, whereas, such conversion of resource land to residential use raises its
value as real estate making it more costly for productive use;Ê 

And, whereas, ongoing urban sprawl onto productive resource land requires
the extension of roads, drainage, fire, police and other public services
paid for by the general public; 

And, whereas, a General Plan Update that actually protects resource land and
economizes public services while infilling established urban areas that can
efficiently be served by public services has been developed through an
orderly process of representative government with expert preparation by
planning staff and open public hearings by the Planning Commission, both
under the direction of the elected Board of Supervisors, for over a dozen
years; 

Therefore, be it resolved, that the Humboldt County Democratic Central
Committee strongly urges the timely adoption by the Board of Supervisors of
a version of the General Plan Update that most effectively restrains further
residential development of prime resource land and promotes efficient infill
of urban areas for the benefit of the entire community now and in the
future.