Public Education - Plan Maintenance

Policy 18. Public Education Policy

It should be easy for people to learn about this plan and how it affects their lives.

implementation strategies

The Sonoita Crossroads Community Forum (SCCF) will work with Santa Cruz County and other local organizations to prepare and distribute educational materials explaining the plan, including materials covering specific topics like outdoor illumination (see Strategy 9.A) and native landscaping (see Strategy 17.D). Educational materials should also cover voluntary actions that promote local quality of life, possibly including subscribing to the Sonoita-Elgin Emergency Services, maintaining a wildfire-defensible space around homes, and effective range management on small parcels.
SCCF will seek funding for a video production that helps introduce newcomers, and remind old-timers, of the values of living in our area, and how this plan protects those values.

Policy 19. Plan Review and Update

This plan should be reviewed on a regular basis and amended to reflect new information, changing conditions, and experience in administering the plan and the accompanying development regulations. All residents of NE Santa Cruz County should be invited to participate in this review.

implementation strategies

The Santa Cruz County Planning and Zoning Commission will conduct a review of this plan at least every other year, meeting in Sonoita or Elgin to do so. The agenda of this meeting will include a review of development activity in the planning area and discussion of any amendments that may be needed to keep the plan and code current, and as effective in possible in fulfilling community goals.
SCCF will work with the County to publicize plan review meetings and promote active participation in the review and maintenance of this plan.

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Sonoita Crossroads Community Forum
P.O. Box 1274
Sonoita, AZ 85637