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Greenbelt Alliance In the News
October 9, 2007 Proposals Released For Undeveloped Land In Concord Nearly 5,000 Acres Of Land Alan WangThere is no shortage of ideas about what to do with the largest chunk of un-developed land in the East Bay, and we got a look at all seven proposals. The Old Concord Naval Weapons Station property is situated along Suisun Bay, just north of the city of Concord. At Tuesday's city council meeting-- everyone agreed the land should be put to use, but the question is-- how? The goal is to build between eight and 13,000 homes on this 5,000 acre swath of land, formerly the concord naval weapons station. But placing as many as 27,000 people in this area, still dotted with bunkers, is a delicate balancing act with traffic, residential, and commercial development, and green space to consider, everybody wants a say in it. " Our issue is we want to retain as much open space as possible," said Kathy Gleason from Neighborhood Alliance. A neighborhood alliance says it wants 80 percent green space, but the more open space you have the more tightly packed the residential area will be, and more traffic congestion. " All of this traffic is headed downstream in the direction of San Francisco. And unless you do balanced development with jobs out here, you're just going make that worse," said Concord resident Seth Adams. The city unveiled seven different plans; all of them are walkable communities near the North Concord BART station, with shops, and offices designed keep residents local and off of hwy 4, I-680, and hwy 24. " Well I think we've learned from our past and that's why the Green belt Allianceand all these organizations is advocating for such a good plan," said Concord resident Christina Wong. But it has to be mindful of neighboring Pleasant Hill, Walnut Creek, and Pittsburg, a city that also approved a development of nearly 5,000 homes. " We could have other cities other communities thinking that we're not treating them fairly and it has unfair impacts on their cities and communities," said Concord Mayor Mark Peterson. The seven plans will be whittled down to one by June of next year, but a shovel may not hit the ground for six years. The project is larger than the city of Concord itself" and that's why it could be a nightmare for generations to come unless they get it right with smart growth. ### |
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