Politics & Government

Mayor: Laurel Way Project EIR Needs to Be Bullet-Proof

Mayor Jeff Ira said the city's upholding of an appeal means there's still information that needs to be analyzed.

The city council upheld staff's recommendtion to (EIR) of the Laurel Way Joint Venture at Monday night's council meeting.

Sixteen landowners want to develop homes on their lots, but the appellants cited insufficient environmental reports that didn't analyze all the significant environmental impacts.

Questions for Mayor Ira:

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  • What does it mean when city staff upholds an appeal?
  • How likely is a staff recommendation to uphold an appeal?
  • How can the landowners get their application approved?
  • What are the next steps going forward with this application process?


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