California Forever released renderings Tuesday morning of its latest community benefit hoping to attract voters this November: A seven-acre, man-made lagoon with crystal blue water located just outside the proposed new community and available to all Solano County residents. The lagoon, which would be built by construction firm Crystal Lagoons, is expected to use 25 times less water than a standard 18-hole golf course in Solano County, a release from California Forever claims. “We continuously hear from Solano families that they have to trek long distances and sit in traffic jams just to get to the coastal beaches where their kids can cool off and have some fun,” the release reads.
“Family trips to the beach should be idyllic, relaxing, and fun, not wasted on the road in bumper-to-bumper traffic.” California Forever is adamant that the lagoon will only be built if the East Solano Plan is passed in November. “Building the Solano Lagoon is expensive and would require tens of millions of dollars of investments,” the release reads.
“These investments can only be made and funded as part of a larger development that includes other sources of revenue.” Crystal Lagoons, which has already signed an agreement with California Forever, has constructed 275 lagoons across 23 states, including an ongoing project for Disney’s housing development near Palm Springs. “Crystal Lagoons is proud to be part of this transformative development that will generate good-paying jobs, a.