LAFCO sends draft agriculture policy update for public review

San Diego County’s Local Agency Formation Commission has a policy on preserving open space and agricultural lands, and an update will be circulated for public review.

A non-voting item at the Aug. 3 LAFCO board meeting distributed the draft update for review. LAFCO staff will also review the draft updated policy for consistency with San Diego County’s agriculture promotion program.

“What we’re trying to do here is to modernize the policy to reflect current conditions,” Keene Simonds, executive officer of LAFCO, said.

LAFCO initially adopted a policy on preservation of open space and agricultur...