Risky Evacuations in the Valley of the Moon
Highway 12, the scenic route that slices through our Valley, is essentially a rural road. During commute hours, it requires patience; under smoke-filled skies, it requires a miracle. As five major developments converge on the Valley of the Moon, the miracle we need is being replaced by a bureaucratic process that threatens to dismantle the very foundation of our community.
The Missing Big Picture
The county currently has plans for five major developments in the Sonoma Valley pipeline. They include the Sonoma Developmental Center (SDC), a Boyes Hot Springs mixed-use project at the Boyes Food Center site, Elnoka – a 275-unit senior housing project between Kenwood and Oakmont, Kenwood Ranch – the Soho House property in Kenwood, and the Verano Hotel, 120-room hotel, combined with 71 deed-restricted affordable apartments – off Verano Avenue across from Maxwell Village Regional Park. By law, the County is required to perform a cumulative impact analysis to determine how these projects, when taken together, affect our infrastructure…