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May - June 2008
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Richmond to choose "preferred" plan
Richmond's process for updating its General Plan will reach a major decision point in June, when the City Council is to vote on a "preferred alternative" to focus on in the analysis of alternatives in the Environmental Impact Report. We need to convince the City Council to include the following key points in the preferred alternative.
- Designate all North Richmond shoreline properties west of the Richmond Parkway as open space or parks.
- Zone the rest of the shoreline as commercial with the lowest intensity possible.
- Adopt a comprehensive Transfer of Development Rights Ordinance to enable property owners to transfer development rights from shoreline properties to inland locations more suited for promoting redevelopment.
- Limit development at Point Molate to be consistent with Richmond's original Blue Ribbon Committee plan and to protect wildlife and habitat. We understand that a majority of the Council supports a casino, and so we ask them to minimize development.
- On the South Richmond shoreline the city should preserve the Zeneca site, the UC Field Station area, and the private lands adjacent to the Hoffman Marsh as open space until toxic contamination is cleaned up. The private lands next to Hoffman Marsh, such as Liquid Gold and the pistol range, should be preserved as open space.
WhatYouCanDo
Write to the mayor and Council at:
1401 Marina Way South
Richmond, CA 94804.
Urge them to protect the shoreline from development by including all of the above in the preferred alternative.
To get involved in the Sierra Club's efforts to improve the Richmond General Plan and protect Richmond's shoreline, contact conservation organizer or call (510)848-0800, ext. 312
© 2008 San Francisco Sierra Club Yodeler