[CPEO-MEF] BUFFER ZONES: "California Forever proposes land exchange near Travis Air Force Base, " CA

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

California Forever proposes land exchange near Travis Air Force Base
Swap with Fairfield, Solano and SCWA would complete 15,000 acre prairie reserve


By NICK MCCONNELL
Vallejo Times-Herald (CA)
November 8, 2023

California Forever sent a letter on Monday to Solano County, the City of Fairfield and the Solano County Water Agency proposing a land exchange of thousands of acres near Travis Air Force Base.

The company has offered to swap 1,573 acres of high habitat value land on Jepson Prairie near Travis Air Force Base, for 1,403 acres of pasture with medium agricultural value six to 10 miles away from the base, mostly east of Rio Dixon Road.

The letter, signed by California Forever CEO Jan Sramek, was addressed to Fairfield City Manager David Gassaway, County Administrator William Emlen and General Manager of Solano County Water Agency Chris Lee.

The letter says that California Forever is offering the exchange because it learned the parcels it purchased on the Jepson Prairie are included under the Department of Defense’s Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration program, and that its ownership of them could also pose a threat to the goals of the Solano County Habitat Conservation Plan.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/11/08/california-forever-propose-land-exchange

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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LSiegel@cpeo.org
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