The Bee Weighs in on the Proposed Federal Facility on the Parkway
Does a 200,000 square foot office building belong here?
The Bee weighed in today on the proposal to build a gigantic office building adjacent to the Nimbus Fish Hatchery.
They point out that the other sites being considered are superior in every way (cheaper, safer, consistent with existing land use, etc.).
These sites include an existing building at Mather Field (the building would need to be expanded and improved), as well as a property at Kilgore Road and Sunrise Boulevard.
The potential neighbors oppose the project at the Fish Hatchery. The Save the American River Association opposes the project. The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors opposes the project.
Says the Bee:
With the current lease going through June 2015, there’s time to do this right. The state and federal agencies should drop the American River site and look closely at the Mather and Kilgore sites.
If you are interested, you can check out the environmental documents the Bureau of Reclamation has prepared for the project.
There is a public meeting this evening at the Aquatics Center to take comments on the project.
2:00 – 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Sacramento State Aquatics Center
1901 Hazel Avenue, Gold River, California
If you can’t make the meeting (From the Bureau of Reclamation website):
The Bureau of Reclamation and the California Department of Water Resources will be reviewing all comments provided during the comment period. Written or oral comments on the DRAFT EIS/EIR or on alternatives to be considered may be provided at the meeting, or written comments may be provided by close of business November 7, 2011, directly to Reclamation at:
Division of Environmental Affairs
Bureau of Reclamation
2800 Cottage Way
Sacramento, CA 95825
Attention: Doug Kleinsmith
Telephone: (916) 978-5034
Fax: (916) 978-5055
E-mail: dkleinsmith@usbr.gov
The proposed facility would be sited behind this retaining wall between miles 22.5 and 22.