This appendix presents the results of the values identification activity conducted at the March 2, 1996 Sonoita Crossroads Community Forum. This list was used as the basis for values validation activities at the August 1998 training and the February 1997 "Welcome Aboard" event. A detailed chronology of the events leading to the presentation of this plan is outlined in A-2. References to press coverage are provided where possible.
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March 1-2, 1996 - More than than 200 area residents participate in the Sonoita Crossroads Community Forum event.
March 1-2, 1996 - October 9, 1996 - Residents create the Sonoita Crossroads Community Forum (SCCF), a nonproft organization.
March 1-2, 1996 - March 7, 1998 - SCCF sponsors development review meeting. See the Weekly Bulletin for 3/11/98.
March 1-2, 1996 - August 29, 1998 - Current planning effort begins with training on "Managing Rural land Use Change." See the Weekly Bulletin for 9/2/98.
Preparing to Plan January 18 - SCCF Board meets to design initial planning events[1].
February 27 - "Sonoita, Welcome Aboard!" event previews the planning effort in a community open house format attended by more than 100. See the Weekly Bulletin for 3/3/99.
March 13 - More than 40 area residents particpate in a "Same Page" meeting to design the planning process.
Learning About Our Community
April 7 - First in a series of four training sessions focusses on public lands issues with presentations from Arlan Colton of the Arizona State Land Department, Karen Simms of the Tucson Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, and Mark Kaplan of the Coronado National Forest. See the Weekly Bulletin for 4/14/99.
April 28 - Second training session features talks on features of the local landscape by geologist Bill Peachey, grasslands ecologist Mitch McClaran, hydrologist Shel Clark, the Arizona Game and Fish Department's Joe Sacco, and local astronomer Mike Shade.
May 19 - Consulting Planner Lee Nellis presents basic facts about the growth and the growth potential of the area, as well as preliminary results of an analysis of the fiscal impacts of growth. See the Weekly Bulletin for 5/26/99.
June 12 - Final training occupies most of a Saturday, with 42 participants learning about the "Performance Approach to Managing Rural Land Use Change." See the Weekly Bulletin for 6/16/99.
Developing Policies
June 21 - SCCF Board meets to design the policy development phase of the planning process.
July 28 - Open Space and Commercial Working Groups are formed. See the Weekly Bulletin for 8/4/99.
August 16 - Commercial Working Group Meeting meets for the first time at a breakfast co-sponsored by Sonoita-Elgin Chamber of Commerce. See the Weekly Bulletin for 8/25/99.
August 18 - First Open Space Working Group meets for the first time.
September 1 - Open Space Working Group continues. See the Weekly Bulletin for 9/8/99.
September 15 - Open Space Working Group continues.
September 20 - Commercial Working Group workshop features speakers and resource people from the Greater Arizona Development Authority, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, Arizona Department of Transportation, Santa Cruz County Health Department, and WestLand Resources, Inc.
September 29 - Open Space Working Group continues.
October 13 - Open Space Working Group continues.
October 27 - Open Space Working Group continues. See the Weekly Bulletin for 11/3/99.
November 1 - Commercial Working Group continues. See the Weekly Bulletin for 11/10/99.
November 10 - Open Space Working Group continues.
November 22 - Commercial Working Group holds its final meeting. See the Weekly Bulletin for 12/1/99.
December 1 - Open Space Working Group continues.
December 15 - Open Space Working Group meets for the last time.
January 10 - SCCF Board meets to design the draft distribution and review phase of the planning process.
April 1 - Draft is plan presented to the public.
Note for the Draft: This chronology will be updated through adoption, as the planning process continues beyond this draft.
[1] This chronology includes only critical SCCF Board meetings.
Next: Appendix B: Basic Demographic and Land Use Data - Buildout Calculations
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