Workshop April 23rd on Revised Economic Analysis

April 20, 2009 by Nancy R. | 1 comment | Post a comment

A community workshop on the Revised Economic Impact Anaysis for the Railyard will be held on Thursday, April 23rd at 6 pm at Town Hall.  Following a brief update from staff on the Railyard Master Plan Process, a presentation will be made by Strategic Economics on the revisions to the economic analysis based on public, commission and council comments in January.  The Planning Commission will accept public comments and questions regarding the economic analysis plus make their own.  The list of January comments is available along with the staff report for the workshop.  Official comments must be made directly to the Planning Commission, but post a comment here to share with other members of the public–and invite your friends to join the conversation.

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May 15, 2009 at 10:30 am | by Denny Dickinson |

I would like someone to tell me when are the Town Planning Dept, Council, and Planning Commission going to start talking about the Trout Creek Restoration Project. This is a fifteen million dollar project that must be a part of the planning process. There can be no Railyard development unless a mountain is moved, a road realigned, three bridges are installed, the creek widened and deepened, and the flood plains filled in. All of that has to happen in order to move the balloon track. Who is going to pay for all this? There are NO EIR comment letters from, Lahontan, Ca Dept of Fish and Game, or the Corps of Engineers concerning moving millions and millions of cubic feet of dirt to accommodate the Ralirayd Master Plan. Why not?

The Draft Railyard Master Plan states that the beaver (Castor canadensis) was observed with several dams located in the Trout Creek. I have walked Trout Creek and counted 31 dams. Trout Creek is a critical component of the Railyard development. The Trout Creek Restoration is a major project moving mountain of materials. The entire habitat that is there today will have to be destroyed to widen and deepen the creek bed. This is being done to change the FEMA flood plain map and allow the moving of the balloon track. The beaver colonies there now will have to be moved. Should the beaver be allowed back after the Trout Creek Restoration Project is completed? The draft EIR does not address this issue.