The chamber has formed a political action committee to oppose a slow-growth measure that may appear on the November ballot. The chamber has formed a committee to prevent passage of the initiative it says would stop, not slow, growth in San Marcos.

The city's population, now nearly 60,000, increased 38.4% between 1990 and 2000, making it the county's fastest-growing city.

The new San Marcos Chamber of Citizens has sponsored what it calls the San Marcos Growth Management and Neighborhood Protection Act. It would require a citywide vote if development would change the general plan to allow greater density or change land zoned agricultural to commercial.

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