Supervisors approve policy on mitigation of county-owned lands

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 January 13 to create a new Board of Supervisors policy regarding mitigation of county-owned land managed by the county’s Department of Parks and Recreation.

In addition to adopting the policy, which is expected to streamline the planning and implementation of the mitigation phase of projects, as well as to provide the county with more revenue for land acquisition, the supervisors also directed the county’s auditor and controller to establish a separate interest-bearing trust fund for land stewardship endowment funds, authorized the county’s C...