Petaluma Voters to Decide Fate of Urban Growth Boundary This November

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Petaluma voters will decide whether the city’s urban growth boundary should be extended for another 25 years or expire at the end of next year. Measure Y will be on the November ballot and, if passed by voters, would limit Petaluma’s outward growth, along with other boundary-related changes, through 2050. According to language on the measure, a “yes” vote will “ensure that a future city council does not allow subdivisions to creep up Sonoma Mountain or to the county line.” A “no” vote “is an expression of support for sprawl at every edge of our city. Sprawl is financially unsustainable and a direct threat to our agricultural lands and scenic hillsides.” The city council expressed support for the extension of urban growth boundary earlier this year but ultimately voted to let residents decide.