By Dennis Spear | N Magazine | January 2025
It is incumbent upon residents to challenge projects like this that seem to plow through previous well thought out plans and agreements for the future. If there is no accountability and respect for previous plans, then why did we have the plans at all?
Read the article below to learn more about the efforts ECOS has been making to preserve open space in Natomas.
On October 28, 2024, the law firm Soluri Meserve submitted on behalf of the Environmental Council of Sacramento (ECOS), Friends of Swainson’s Hawk, and Natomas resident Brandon Castillo, comments on the Upper Westside Project Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR).
On October 28, 2024, the Environmental Council of Sacramento (ECOS) submitted comments on the Upper Westside Project Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR).
The Upper Westside Project Applicant has produced attractive materials promoting the project since at least 2019. The buzz words are there, but the foundations beneath the project are weak.
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.
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.
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By Brad Branan | September 23, 2024 | Comstock’s Magazine
The Swainson’s hawk is considered threatened in California, the result of lost habitat. Yet it is doing well in the Natomas Basin, in part because of a conservation plan that sets aside land for habitat, like the farm where the hawk foraged.
That could change due to four major development projects that are planned in the Natomas Basin. The projects would replace important wildland with homes, warehouses and other buildings.
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