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By David Sneed, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Dec. 8--The City of San Luis Obispo and local land conservationists have raised the money needed to preserve more than 700 acres of land that will expand the city's greenbelt.
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By Marc Benjamin, The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Dec. 13--Fresno County supervisors reversed course Tuesday and agreed to let Clovis develop plans for 511 rural acres east of town, bolstering the city's efforts to hang on to its second-largest manufacturer.
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By TONY DAVIS, ARIZONA DAILY STAR  EXPANSION SOUGHT FOR SAGUARO WEST  Former Interior Secretary  Bruce Babbitt is diving into the effort to save a threatened 160-acre parcel that Saguaro National Park wants for expansion.
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By Jefferson George, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Sep. 13--MOUNT HOLLY -- A moratorium on new commercial construction along two major corridors has been extended 30 days while leaders mull banned business uses in those areas.
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By Amy Choate-Nielsen Deseret Morning News  LEHI -- A plan that would protect an additional 42 acres of Utah Lake wetlands could add 45 new names to the list of homeowners who could lose their property when the proposed Mountain View Corridor road is constructed.
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By Bruce Gerstman, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Sep.
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By Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 13--RALEIGH -- Developer John Kane got the go-ahead from Raleigh planners Tuesday to extend his popular North Hills across Six Forks Road.
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By Tim Ellis, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Sep. 21--Area residents can expect to see a lot of activity over the next two weeks as the pace of work picks up on an expansion project at the county landfill on the western edge of Sahuarita.
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By Kerry Cavanaugh, Daily News, Los Angeles  Feb. 26--Since development is one of the most contentious and pressing  issues in the city, the Los Angeles Planning Department and neighborhood  councils have launched a pilot program to give communities a greater say in  land-use decisions.
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By Dave Downey, North County Times, Escondido, Calif.  Dec.
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By Jeff Tucker, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Mar. 10--A few years ago when the city started looking at the possibility of annexing portions of the West Park neighborhood, the city had to face the question of how to pay to extend city services into the area.
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By Ed Sealover, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo.  Sep. 15--Colorado Springs is set to add a parcel to its open-space  collection that would serve as a link between Mesa Open Space and Bristol Park  on the city's west side.
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By Dania Akkad, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Jun. 9--Neighbors of one of the last pieces of undeveloped land in the city of Monterey are concerned that the stretch of dense pine forest along Highway 1 may be replaced with a high-density development.
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By Denis CuffSTAFF  A conservation group announced a deal last week to buy a half- square-mile of spring-fed grasslands and oak forests north of Clayton, where county-approved growth limits scuttled plans to build housing.
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By Andre Briscoe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Sep. 24--Gardening may soon be on the rise in Pacific Grove, if a new environmental group has its way.
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By Bruce Spence, The Record, Stockton, Calif.  Dec. 16--STOCKTON -- Another residential/retail development north of Eight Mile Road has been pitched to the city of Stockton, the second within a month.
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By Cathy Locke, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Dec. 9--Golf courses and recreational centers are draws for many residential developments, but few can promise live theater and an art gallery at the front gate.