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Save Wood Colony

Marsh Survives Wood Colony Brickbats

February 16, 2014 By Eric Caine 11 Comments

  Jake Wenger probably uttered the wisest words at Saturday’s town hall meeting in Wood Colony when he said, “It’s much easier to have a discussion with a clean slate.” Unfortunately for Garrad Marsh, he entered the Hart-Ransom school gymnasium with plenty of history on the “slate.” Many in the audience were still steaming from Marsh’s attempt to annex Salida, and others were furious that he and the Modesto City […]

Filed Under: Featured, Politics Tagged With: Alan Cover, Garrad Marsh, Jake Wenger, Save Wood Colony, Wood Colony Annex

Best Way to Save Wood Colony? Urban Limits

February 15, 2014 By Eric Caine 2 Comments

When Vance Kennedy called the soil north and west of Modesto “a national treasure,” he was speaking from the perspective of an award-winning scientist who has studied soil and water all his life. Kennedy is also a small-scale farmer—he farms eight acres of citrus on the famous “sandy loam” soil north of Modesto. Realtors and developers like to cite figures that show farm acreage is increasing, and they’re right if […]

Filed Under: Environment, Featured Tagged With: Save Wood Colony, Wood Colony, Wood Colony Annex

Tactics to Save Wood Colony—An Opposition Strategy

January 4, 2014 By Bruce Frohman 4 Comments

  This article is dedicated to the citizens of Wood Colony who do not want to annex into the City of Modesto. The Modesto City Council is proposing to annex Wood Colony on a whim. They don’t have a plan. Nor does the Council care about what you think. They are doing this because some individuals in the urban development business are telling them to do this. Your best hope of defeating the proposal […]

Filed Under: Featured, Politics Tagged With: Save Wood Colony, Wood Colony, Wood Colony Annex

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