On October 28, 2024, Cheryle Hodge, New Growth Manager for the Community Development Department of the City of Sacramento, submitted a letter of comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Upper Westside Specific Plan.
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Attend County Planning Commission Meeting Oct 21, 2024
Please attend this meeting and speak out.
The Upper Westside Specific Plan is a proposed development in the unincorporated Natomas area, covering 2,066 acres of mostly rural land. It proposes: housing – 9000 units and commercial – 3 million sq ft. Traffic congestion will be intense with only 3 Connector Roads out of the development: Garden Hwy, West El Camino, and San Juan. The Planning Commission meeting is a public hearing. Come and speak!
The County Planning Commission is October 21st at 5:30 pm. 700 H Street, Suite 1450, Sacramento.
The Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR), which outlines the potential environmental effects of the project, is available for review. Submit comments by October 28, 2024.
Links
Read project documents here. Documents of note:
“Notice of Availability” document is a concise summary of the project.
“Draft Environmental Impact Report” is long – but there is an Executive Summary. Another way to read it is to look for a specific topic of interest to you, like Air Quality, Transportation, or Noise.
ECOS has already written a strong letter in opposition to this project, here.
Read more about ECOS work on Natomas here.
Feel free to share the flyer below to spread the word! Click here or on the flyer below for a PDF version.
Environmentalists raise concerns about Airport South industrial proposal in Sacramento, July 23, 2024, The Sacramento Business Journal
By Ben van der Meer | July 23, 2024 | The Sacramento Business Journal
A leading local environmental group is challenging the Airport South industrial project, asserting everything from its environmental impact report to its location are questionable.
Airport South Industrial Project: The position of ECOS, July 31, 2024
On July 31, 2024, ECOS submitted a letter to Sacramento-area Elected Officials, Executive and Planning Staff regarding our position on the proposed Airport South Industrial Project for the parcel south of I-5 in Natomas Basin.
Below is an excerpt.
This project would require annexation of farmland into the City and construction of all infrastructure. It will cause great harm to the integrity of the Natomas Basin Habitat Conservation Plan, existing preserves, wildlife, and to the Natomas community and school children. It should not be approved.
Click here to read the letter in full.
Review by experts of the Airport South Industrial Project
Sierra Club, Friends of the Swainson’s Hawk and ECOS submitted expert opinions to the City of Sacramento and LAFCo on the draft Environmental Impact Report for the Airport South Industrial Project. The legal opinions are those of Patrick Soluri, Soluri Meserve, a Law Corporation, expert comments on transportation issues prepared by Daniel Smith (Exhibit 1) and expert comments on biological resource issues prepared by Shawn Smallwood, PhD (Exhibit 2).
Westlake Master Association Letter opposing proposed Airport South Industrial Project, Aug 24, 2023
We are advised this annexation would constitute one of the largest industrial projects in the
City of Sacramento’s history, and we cannot understand why the City would consider such
a development directly next to a large residential community, a sensitive protected
wetland and threatened species habitat, and a school with young children. For the complete letter, click here. — Westlake Master Association, 4701 Westlake Parkway, Sacramento, California 95835
