East Area One Specific Plan wins APA Award

At their annual awards dinner on April 23, the Central Coast Section of the American Planning Association announced that that the Santa Paula East Area One Specific Plan has received its 2016 Award of Excellence for a Comprehensive Plan - Small Jurisdication . David Sargent was present to receive the award along with Harold Edwards, Limoneira CEO; Mike Penrod, Founding Partner of Parkstone Companies; Tony Locacciato, AICP, Partner, Meridian Consultants; Rob Talmadge of Jensen Design & Survey, and Martin Hernandez, Mayor of Santa Paula. Sargent and the Limoneira team began work on the 400 acre plan in 2006, receiving approval from 81% of Santa Paula voters in 2008 final annexation clearances 2015.  

In his acceptance remarks Harold Edwards, Limoneira's CEO said “Limoneira’s mission statement involves community development, and we are proud to continue our legacy of stewardship within the Santa Paula community.  Responsible community development involves building consensus across all constituencies within a community, and receiving this award from the Central Coast Chapter of the American Planning Association (CCAPA) provides further validation of our success in connecting with the City of Santa Paula as well as the Santa Paula community on a project that benefits everyone.  We couldn’t be more proud of the partnership we have forged with the City of Santa Paula, Parkstone Companies, Meridian Consultants, Jensen Design & Survey and Sargent Town Planning to create the Santa Paula East Area project, now called The Harvest at Limoneira, and we are thrilled to take the next step towards realizing the buildout of this exciting project.  This project has involved years of thoughtful planning and the realization of all our work will now become evident as The Harvest at Limoneira is built."