Jane Bogner
Solano Group

Vacaville FRIENDS of LAGOON VALLEY

Environmentalist and concerned citizens of Vacaville are organizing to Save Lagoon Valley from a huge development (1225 single-family homes, 100 attached town homes, school, fire station, golf course with clubhouse, one million sq. ft. of commercial office space, 50,000 sq. ft. of retail space and more). Please get involved to protect this greenbelt between Vacaville and Fairfield. INFO: Friends of Lagoon Valley, 735 Brookside Dr., Vacaville 95688, 707 447-7356 or mconning@pacbell.net.

What is happening to our waterfront in Benicia?

Plans are afoot for DEVELOPMENT on FIRST STREET GREEN and beyond. We want to see open space/park, rather than development. Therefore, we have begun the initiative process to allow the citizens of Benicia to decide, once and for all, whether the First Street green and the property all the way to the Harbormaster's office stays Open Space or not. Solano Group is supporting this initiative drive. SOS - Save our Shoreline needs your help! This organization needs financial help as well as volunteers to help collect signatures for the initiative. INFO: Ruth Pierce 746-5422, Nancy Lund 748-0155, Susan Street 747-1930 or bstreet@pacbell.net or solanobreeze@yahoo.com.

Solano County Regional Park

Are you interested in helping to lobby for a regional park similar to the East Bay Regional Parks? Please contact Friends of Solano Regional Park District c/o Brent Schoradt 707 427-2308 or bschoradt@greenbelt.org. Brent is also working with us on the STA (Solano Transportation Authority) plan. Help is needed county-wide.

Anti MEGA-Dairy Campaign

Solano and Yolano Groups have joined forces to stop large Confined Animal Facility (CAF) mega-dairies from being built and expanded in Solano and Yolo Counties. Sierra Club's Dixon members live in Solano County, assigned to Yolano Group/Mother Lode Chapter - go figure. The Dixon/Vacaville area is already impacted by a 6000-cow CAF dairy, permitted with no environmental review. Three of five Solano County Planning Commissioners lean in favor of a 2-year moratorium, but delayed recommending this to Supervisors (or not) until after June 17. INFO: www.motherlode.sierraclub.org/AlertSolanoCAFS.htm or Steven Day at maprap@sonic.net or 707-644-2085.

VALCORE Community Recycling: Check out www.VALCORErecycling.org and www.recycle-guide.com.

VALCORE Recycling 2004 Workdays: May 29, July 3, August 28, September 18 (Coastal Cleanup), Oct 16 and Dec 11 (Vallejo Farmers Market). We work from 9 am to Noon. $50 is offered to volunteer supervisors for their favorite classroom. Thanks to Nancy Mc Coy and Jane for working on April 3. For a VALCORE Recycling flyer, call Jane at 707 644-9183 or check out www.VALCORErecycling.org.

CRV Recycling Contest: Solano Group won the first $25 Bonus for having the most people coming in to donate CRV materials. Between April and June, the group highest total CRV donations will get the bonus. Solano Group is over 1200 members strong; please consider bringing in your CRV and other items before June 30.

NEW HOURS: VALCORE Recycling may change hours of operation effective June 1, including closing for lunch. Please call 707 645-8258 or go to the web site for new times.

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FLYWAY FESTIVAL in January on Mare Island was a grand success. Belated thanks to those who came out to help: Nicole Bobetsky, Dr. Chloe Boeltcher, Louis Chiafalo, Britt Elliot, Jim Dekloe, Rita LeRoy, Kathy Prout, Marian Panzer, Doris & Rollye Wiskerson, Doris Klein, Anil Comelo, Steven Day, Kenn Browne, Phil McCullough and as always Brita Bautin's Class.

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EARTH DAY CELEBRATIONS were a success. Thanks to all county-wide who helped out and particular Adienna Peabody, Doris & Rollye Wiskerson, Phil McCullough, Kenn Browne, Anil Comelo, Debbie & Kym Surani, Henry Cox, Doris Klein, Monte Simms & Rebecca Thomason, Carlo Carlucci & Joe Athey, Phyllis Manoogian, Ian Flores, Al Molnar, Elena Ducharme, Diji Christian, Mark Altgelt, John Kolarik, Sharit Kelley, MariaElena Trefren. Apologies to any missed names. You are all so important to me and to the success of Solano Group. Thank you.

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