Deal Links Development to Habitat Protection
From Times Wire Reports
State and federal officials approved a plan to preserve 9,243 acres of wildlife habitat in San Diego County in exchange for a streamlined development approval process in the city of Chula Vista.
The preserve will include 4,993 acres within Chula Vista -- 16.5% of the city’s area -- and an additional 4,250 acres east of the city in unincorporated San Diego County.
State and federal permits authorizing the preserve were issued Jan. 13.
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