SOAR BACKERS PLAN PETITION DRIVE.Byline: Sylvia Sylvia may refer to:
Supporters of the Moorpark Save Open Space and Agricultural Resources initiative are planning to hit the streets for the third time this year with a new petition Saturday Saturday: see week; Sabbath. . This time the group will collect signatures to qualify for a referendum referendum, referral of proposed laws or constitutional amendments to the electorate for final approval. This direct form of legislation, along with the initiative, was known in Greece and other early democracies. in a special election that would give voters a chance to decide the fate of Hidden Creek Ranch ranch, large farm devoted chiefly to raising and breeding cattle, horses, sheep, and goats. The cattle ranch was introduced from Latin America to Texas and the plains of the W United States and Canada. , the largest development ever approved by the city. ``It's it's 1. Contraction of it is. 2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its. it's it is or it has it's be ~have the only way left,'' said Clint Clint is the diminutive word for the given name Clinton and may refer to: People:
adj. Having existed or persisted for a long time: a longtime friend; a longtime resident of Detroit. longtime Adjective community activist. ``The referendum process is really the only tool left when the City Council runs amok Amok (ā`mŏk), in the Bible, post-Exilic Jewish family. . The City Council is totally out of connection with the people where it pertains to development issues.'' Some council members who voted Aug. 5 to approve the 3,221-home project said they were not surprised by the drive for a referendum. One called the action a campaign stunt for two SOAR backers running for council. ``I knew that it was coming,'' said Councilman Chris Evans Ev·ans , Herbert McLean 1882-1971. American anatomist who isolated four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1922). , one of three council members that voted to approve the project. ``They can overturn a decision this way; it's perfectly within their right to do it. But this is just Mr. Harper and Ms. (Roseann) Mikos up to their old tricks.'' Mikos, a leader of SOAR and a council candidate, could not be reached for comment. Harper, a former councilman and current member of the Moorpark Unified School District's school board and a candidate for the council, said the Hidden Creek Ranch project is and should be part of the election debate. ``Of course it's a campaign issue,'' he said. ``The issue is, we have politicians that say they are for controlled growth and when it comes down to it, they vote for the developer.'' SOAR supporters have a lot of experience collecting signatures on petitions, having done so twice this year to put their growth boundary initiative on the ballot. The referendum needs at least 2,600 signatures of Moorpark registered voters to qualify for the ballot. The project's developer, Messenger Investment Co., could not be reached for comment Thursday. Councilman John Wozniak
John Wozniak (born in Saint Paul, Minnesota on January 19, 1971) is an American musician. , who had voted against the project initially but changed his mind when the developer made some concessions in the development agreement, said putting the project to a vote of the people could cause problems for the city. ``I think it would be challenged in court,'' he said. ``The developer would take you to court even if it was voted in.'' Early on in the eight-year debate over Hidden Creek, Wozniak supported putting the development on the ballot, but he said he dropped the idea when he learned the complexities of the development. ``At the time I thought it was a good idea, but as I got into the project it became more and more evident that (voters) wouldn't be able to make an informed decision then,'' he said. ``But now they have that information and I hope they would be able to make an informed decision.'' Opponents said they are certain the development would be voted down if the referendum is put on the ballot. ``I hope that we can stop Messenger,'' Harper said. ``It's a classic case of urban sprawl and I can't believe intelligent council members would vote for it. If it's on the ballot, I think it would be defeated.'' But Evans said he is concerned that the opponents' campaign against the project would be misleading to voters. ``My job as a council member is to decide if this project is good or bad and I've done that,'' he said. ``It's now up to the people to find out the truth about this project and they're not going to do that by listening to these people.'' |
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