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Rancho Lilac purchase completes 1600 acres of open space acquisition in the State Route 76 corridor
Source: Fallbrook Bonsall Village News
With the recent acquisition of the 902-acre Rancho Lilac property in Valley Center, SANDAG and Caltrans have completed an ambitious plan to preserve 1,600 acres of open space in the State Route 76 corridor in North San Diego County. November 14, 2011 Rancho Lilac is a crown jewel in the SANDAG Environmental Mitigation Program (EMP), which is funded by $850 million from a regional half-cent sales tax for transportation known as TransNet. Through the EMP, SANDAG works with Caltrans to purchase, conserve, and restore native habitats as offsets to disturbances caused by transportation projects.
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