02 Response to Comment Volume Introduction

Introduction Introduction This document provides both public comments on the Stewardship Council’s Draft Land Conservation Plan (LCP) Volumes I and II, and the responses to those comments. The Draft LCP was circulated for public review from June 18 to August 21, 2007. The Stewardship Council hosted 10 community meetings across the Watershed Lands during the months of June and July. The purpose of the meetings was to orient the public to the LCP and how best to comment on the document. More than 220 individuals attended the meetings. The Stewardship Council received a total of 1,312 comments, which were submitted via email, Excel spreadsheet, the website, and hardcopy letters received by mail. The vast majority of comments (1,098) were in regard to Volume II - Planning Unit Concepts (and Supporting Analysis for Recommendations), while Volume I - The Land Conservation Framework received 153 comments, and 61 comments were general in nature and not specific to either Volume I or II. Comments received on the Draft LCP were compiled into tables, reviewed, and responded to individually. In some cases, commenters provided such lengthy comments that they were condensed for readability. Such an action is noted in the comment text (e.g., condensed from letter) and indicates that the word-for-word comment is not shown. In other instances, commenters provided a singular comment that actually consisted of multiple issues or statements on various topics. ...