Does the agreement mean that the environmental groups actually support the development?
By signing the agreement, the environmental groups have only agreed not to challenge the projects in court. They did so knowing that 90% of the Ranch would be protected, an unlikely outcome even in the event of a legal victory, and that any development would still have to be vetted by the public through the permitting process, including the CEQA process. AGREEMENT How long have you been in discussions regarding the agreement? Tejon Ranch Co. had been meeting with various environmental resource organizations for a number of years but entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the signatory environmental resource organizations to begin formal negotiations approximately two years ago. All parties are proud that the two years of good-faith negotiations proved successful, resulting in the Tejon Ranch Conservation and Land Use Agreement. Is this agreement a model for other major development projects? It certainly shows what can happen when traditional opponents sit down together to find
