Petitions – Community Support for Natomas Open Space

Upper Westside (UWS)

To: Sacramento County Supervisors and Planning Commissioners
RE: Please vote against the Upper Westside Specific Plan

• We are neighbors of the project and concerned citizens from the Sacramento area. We object to the proposed urban development on agricultural land in Natomas for the Upper Westside Specific Plan.
• This project would destroy over 2,000 acres of productive farmland.
• We don’t need this development. The housing is not needed, because over 100,000 housing units on similar “Greenfield” sites are currently entitled, and almost half of those units will still not be built by 2050, according to SACOG’s projections, based on policies, public investments, and real estate demand. We already have excess capacity on “Greenfield” sites.
• The Draft EIR does not provide a clear plan for public services and would create significant burdens for the City of Sacramento.
• This project would destroy valuable habitat and potentially cause the 30-year old Natomas Basin Habitat Conservation Plan to fail — this would be a massive failure for our region.
• We ask you to vote “NO” on this project.

We are neighbors of the project and concerned citizens from the Sacramento area. We object to the proposed urban development on agricultural land in Natomas for the Upper Westside Specific Plan.
This project would destroy over 2,000 acres of productive farmland.
We don’t need this development. The housing is not needed, because over 100,000 housing units on similar “Greenfield” sites are currently entitled, and over half of those will still not be built by 2050, according to SACOG’s projections, based on policies, public investments, and real estate demand. We already have excess capacity on “Greenfield” sites.
The Draft EIR does not provide a clear plan for public services and would create significant burdens for the City of Sacramento.
This project would destroy valuable habitat and potentially cause the 30-year old Natomas Basin Habitat Conservation Plan to fail — this would be a massive failure for our region.
We ask you to vote “NO” on this project.