[CPEO-IRF] Concord (CA) dumps housing plan

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Concord dumps plan for 13,000 houses at weapons station

By Ryan Huff
CONTRA COSTA TIMES/San Jose Mercury News (CA)
May 24, 2006

CONCORD - The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to scrap a 
plan for up to 13,000 houses at the Concord Naval Weapons Station, 
creating a blank canvas for how the city will proceed with its most 
ambitious project in recent history.

The council's decision marks a major victory for open space advocates 
and concerned neighbors, who for months have lobbied against massive 
housing developments. The city devised the housing parameters in 2003 -- 
long before Congress last fall approved the closure of 5,170 acres at 
the former Navy base.

The council also removed other weapons station project planning numbers 
-- including the creation of up to 15,500 jobs and keeping about half 
the land as open space and parks -- from its draft general plan, which 
will guide city growth for the next 24 years.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/14650302.htm

--
Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
http://www.cpeo.org
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