Placer CountyThursday, November 5
Placer supervisors approve draft deals to protect 525 acres near Auburn from housing
The Daily Folsom team
A 525-acre stretch of mostly blue oak woodland northwest of Auburn could be protected from development for good. The Placer County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to approve draft agreements for Harvego Bear River Preserve Phase 2, near the Auburn Valley Country Club community. Under current zoning, it could hold about 128 homes.
The $8 million purchase would draw on a state grant and two local funds
Harvego Bear River Preserve Phase 2 purchase, $8 million, by where it comes from and where it goes
Comes from
$8 million
Goes to
Comes from
- $5.2M State wildlife grant 65%
- $1M Placer County 13%
- $1.8M Conservation Authority 23%
$8 million
Goes to
- $8M Purchase price 100%
Sources: Sacramento Bee, Gold Mountain California News Media
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| Amount | Share | |
|---|---|---|
| From: State wildlife grant | $5.2 million | 65% |
| From: Placer County | $1 million | 13% |
| From: Conservation Authority | $1.8 million | 23% |
| To: Purchase price | $8 million | 100% |
- Price: $8 million, just under the $8.13 million appraisal
- State grant: $5.2 million, not yet awarded
- County share: $1 million from its Tree Preservation Fund
- Tours: up to five a year, for groups of 10 to 20
It wouldn't be a public park with unrestricted access. Placer Land Trust would own the land, grazing could continue, and the county and the Placer Conservation Authority would hold the easement. Placer Land Trust expects the state grant later this month. The project would connect more than 7,000 acres of protected land from the Bear River to Raccoon Creek and Hidden Falls Regional Park.
Placer's conservation reserve holds 9,223 acres of its 47,300-acre goal
9,223Acres in the Placer County Conservation Program reserve so far
Source: Sacramento Bee
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Acres in the Placer County Conservation Program reserve so far | 9,223 |