Supervisors approve PACE purchases

The next steps in the county of San Diego’s Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easement (PACE) program were taken Aug. 6 when the San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 to set a Sept. 17 hearing date to acquire easements from eight property ownerships, to direct the county’s chief administrative officer to implement a mitigation program as part of the PACE program, and to refer to the 2015-16 budget process $5.5 million for purchases during the next round of the program.

“I see this as another big success for agriculture,” said Supervisor Dianne Jacob.

“It’s going to help us preser...