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Nov. f 0, 1992 <br /> San Joaquin County Planning Division <br /> 1810 East Hazelton <br /> Stockton, Calif. 95205 <br /> Re: Major subdivision to divide 43. 15 acres into 37 lots <br /> (Application No. SU-92-0015 ) <br /> Dear Planning Commissioners: <br /> I am writing to provide you with my comment, concerning a <br /> proposed subdivision. The location is southwest of Canepa <br /> south east of Hildreth Road, Morada, Stockton, Calif. 0721 <br /> North Canepa Ave . , Stockton, Calif. 95212) <br /> My name is Joe S. Solari III. I own and farm lands which <br /> are adjacent to tie proposed development site. I am a fourth <br /> generation partner-owner of Joe S. Solari & Sons. We have ex- <br /> tensive acreage devoted to cherries, walnuts and row crops for <br /> over 100 years . The livelihood of four households depends on i <br /> the income derived from this family farm operation. I am un- <br /> alterably opposed to this proposed development of prime farm <br /> land as it will seriously impact our ability to continue to <br /> farm now and in the future. <br /> First of all, the proposed development converts valuable <br /> prime agricultural land out of production. Contrary to what any <br /> agricultural consultant might say, this is prime farmland with <br /> deep, rich well-drained soils of high profile and ample well <br /> water to irrigate. We have planted row crops on 20 acres dir- <br /> ectly adjacent to the east and can show production records for <br /> the last 4 years on tomatoes, kidney beans and onions that are <br /> far above the average. Any farmer in the know would gladly pur- <br /> chase this site for its agricultural productability. It 's about <br /> time that we face the coming day when we are not able to feed the <br /> people of our country due to the senseless loss of prime farmland. <br /> Secondly, development of homesites in a predominantly agri- <br /> cultural area creates many land use conflicts with the surrounding <br /> production landowners. In other words, houses and farming cannot <br /> co-exist. Problems include: dust, noise, odor, pesticide and <br /> herbicide use, smoke from burning, trespassing, theft and van- <br /> dalism. I can give dozens of instances for each of the above if <br /> needed. Also, contrary to popular belief, a fence will not stop <br /> any of the above conflicts either. Although a right-to-farm <br /> ordinance that protects farm practices exists, nearby residents <br /> continue to complain to county officials, which in turn, restrict <br /> or modify farm operations anyway. Believe me, farming and houses <br /> are not computable. <br /> f <br /> 181992 <br /> ,viv�Il�UIYI i f L/CYLLvt'iti;i:].Y !.}�}'�, <br /> PLANNING DIVISION <br />