Members of the Wilton Action Group, seeking to halt Elk Grove's potential southward expansion, are gathering signatures over the next two weeks raising environmental and floodplain concerns.
On May 21, the city of Elk Grove filed a formal application with the Sacramento Local Agency Formation Commission to amend its sphere of influence, prompting the formation of the group by residents in nearby Wilton.
That sphere is the city's probable area of growth over the next two decades. And the proposed amendment would add 10,536 acres south of Kammerer and Grant Line roads to Elk Grove's area for possible future expansion.
Signatures will be collected from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in Wilton at both Dillard Store, 9797 Dillard Road, and the intersection of Wilton and Green roads; and in Elk Grove at Sheldon Feed and Supply, 8928 Grant Line Road.
On the weekend of July 26-27, signatures will be gathered from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Bel Air supermarket, Elk Grove Boulevard and Waterman Road; Save Mart Supermarket, near Bond and Elk Grove Florin roads; and Raley's, east of Highway 99 near Bond Road.
The Wilton group's petition is to be presented to Sacramento LAFCO, which governs boundary changes for cities and special districts in Sacramento County.
For more information, visit the group's Web site at www.wiltonactiongroup.org.
Call The Bee's Loretta Kalb, (916) 478-2641.
