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LANGETwiNs VINEYARD MANAGEMENT COMPANY,INC San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors 222 East Weber Avenue Stockton, CA 95202 RE: Buckeye Ranch (Brovelli Woods) To The Honorable Board of Supervisors: We are neighbors to the proposed Buckeye Ranch project and have met numerous times with Dave Fisher and Bart Robertson to gain a better understanding of the proposed Buckeye Ranch development. The project calls for 26 single—family homesites, an 18 hole golf course, an Equestrian Complex and a 675 acre Natural Wildlife Zone. Mr. Fisher has Provided their Management Plan dated August 5, 1991 . Viewing the project as a whole we feel that, with the adoption of the management plan as Presented, the Buckeye Ranch development is an appropriate use for the property. The stated objectives of the project are to develop homes and recreational facilities while preserving and enhancing natural wildlife and habitat. While these are commendable goals, considerations are warranted to minimize the possible impacts on adjacent landowners and their continued ability to farm and enjoy their own property in a country setting. C39 All these past years cattle grazing has been the principal use of Brovelli Woods/Buckeye Ranch. The proposal to create a nature preserve and the removal of the cattle from those designated areas makes sense. We believe Dave Fisher is personally committed to creating viable habitat for wildlife. We endorse the enforcement o+ limited access to the preserve and applaud Dave' s voluntary restrictions on his future ability to expand the development beyond the present management plan. For many years Brovelli Woods has been the victim of countless acts of vandalism, illegal poaching of game, and trespassing. Because we border this large tract of land we have also been on the receiving end of these types of activities. Dave Fisher and Bart Robertson are committed to ending the poaching and vandalism that continues to go unchecked. We believe that these activities can be curtailed if the landowners were living on the ranch. We understand that the Buckeye Ranch Management Plan is a living document; changes to The Plan will be proposed and possibly incorporated. Our concerns will always be those proposals that inhibit our ability to farm economically, to continue the efficient use of our ground water aquifers and those that undully impact our present way of life. The size and scope of the project for this area is large. M-69 1298 IN ,'avant Road Acamoo California 95220 Office (209) 339.4055 Fax (209)339-9014