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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on January 14, 1986 , by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Fanden, Schroder, McPeak, Torlakson and Powers
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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SUBJECT : Appeal of Howden Wind Parks, Inc. from Board of Appeals
decision with respect to appeal of the Bay Area Greenbelt
congress re LUP 2025-85 .
This being the time for hearing the appeal of Howden Wind
Parks, Inc. (applicant) and Vaquero Farms, Inc. & Antonio and Thelma
Souza, (owners) from the Board of Appeals decision granting in part
the appeal of The Bay Area Green Belt Congress (appellant) by
requiring the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report before
proceeding any further with said appeal from the Zoning
Administator' s approval of Land Use Permit 2025-85 which requested
approval to establish a wind power electrical generation facility
with setback variances for some of the windpower generators; and
Harvey Bragdon, Assistant Director of Community
Development, reviewed the application and advised that a series of
meetings had been held by all parties to try to reach consensus on
this application and windfarms in general .
The Chair declared the hearing open and the following per-
sons appeared:
1 . John Divito, Contra Costa County Water District, who
advised that the District looks to the East Bay Regional Park
District to monitor concerns relating to archaeological and histori-
cal resources and supports their concerns. He commended the Board
for establishing the general plan review committee.
2 . Kim Vogley, Route 2, Box 143-J, Brentwood, individual
land owner, concerned citizen and landscape architect, who commented
that a comprehensive EIR should have been prepared as there are
well-known, documented natural and cultural resources on the subject
sites which need to be indentified and preserved.
Beacause of the lateness of the hour, the Chair declared
that he would entertain a motion to continue this hearing to the
following week.
IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that this- hearing is- continued
to January 21 , 1986 at 3:30 p.m.
I hereby certify that this 13 a true slid corm ct copy of
an action taken and entered on file minutes of tete
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
c c: Applicant
Appellant ATTESTED:
PHIL BAT EL®R, Ci k of .ho Board
Community Development
Public Works of Supervisors and County Administrator
County Counsel
By .... , Deputy