County holding workshops on potential growth along Jackson, Grant Line
Sacramento County is holding workshops in March and April for public input on two potential growth areas along Jackson and Grant Line roads that total 30,000 acres.
The Jackson Highway Visioning Project looks at developing 22,000 acres on Jackson Road from South Watt Avenue to the urban services boundary east of Grant Line Road.
The Grant Line East Visioning Project examines potential development of about 8,000 acres east of Grant Line Road and north of Kiefer Landfill.
The projects are being studied as part of the county's draft general plan. The general plan update addresses development in the county through 2030.
According to the county, the visioning projects are intended to create a picture of how the areas could look in the future. The projects address land use and transportation issues, natural resource conservation, smart growth
objectives and the urban/rural interface to provide a basis for future development.
The first of two workshops planned for the Jackson Highway Visioning Project takes place Monday, March 24, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Rosemont High School, 9594 Kiefer Blvd., Sacramento. The second workshop is scheduled for Monday, April 28, at the same location and time.
Workshops planned for the Grant Line East Visioning Project take place at Cosumnes River Elementary School. The first is scheduled for Thursday, March 27, from 7 to 9 p.m. The second is Wednesday, April 30, from 7 to 9 p.m.
Workshop results will be compiled in reports that will be brought to the Board of Supervisors.
Links to information about the general plan, the vision projects and maps of the areas being considered for future development are available here.
To attend the meetings, e-mail your name, contact information and the dates of the workshops you will
be attending to planvisioning@saccounty.net or call Julie Ryden at County Planning, 874-6141.
Brace yourselves...
Here it comes!
GP Update
The General Plan update has been going on for several years now. Be thankful the BOS were wise enough to not include Angelo's (Sac/El Dorado border) and Sullivan's (West Murieta) in the update and out of the USB. The Grantline Study Area is interesting because of it's proximity to Keifer Landfill and also being directly adjacent to the eastern USB (Murieta not included).
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Here it comes
What?
What?
The Rocklin-ization of the East County, that's what.
The Grant Line East proposal is a massive project the size of Sunrise-Douglas for which they would move the Urban Services boundary nearly to Scott Road, gobbling up nearly half of the undeveloped land buffer between us and the current boundary along the Grant Line edge of Sunrise-Douglas.
http://www.planning.saccounty.net/gpupdate/docs/2007/GLE-Basemaps/5.GLE_...
Jackson/Grant Line Growth Projects
Wilbur, thank you for that valuable "that's what" clarification. Certainly we should be concerned about Rocklin-ization of those areas. I believe those two project areas are already within the Urban Services Boundary, USB, under the existing General Plan, which already extends roughly to Scott road in the North area, and different planning criteria applies to lands already within the USB. Thus I believe there is no plan to "move the USB" in that area. Interesting also is a plan to build the large campus of the new Sacramento University in that Grant Line East Project area. The public meetings on the projects at the Kiefer/Rosemont and Cosumnes venues should be interesting. Water and traffic will likely be the top concerns; hopefully the Draft EIR for these East Sac County projects will be cumulative, considering the entire region, unlike the piece-meal approach the County took in the recent Murieta projects.
Development
Amazing how we were so councerned several years ago about the development on Scott Rd. Had we have allowed that, Another shoping center, Medical, Prescription Drugs, strait line road to Hiway 50, ect. Competition for Plaza???
And then we voted to close down Rancho Seco. Brilliant! Now we say, Build a wall! How much is your electric bill??
As long as we have County Supervisors that pocket money for their votes, to enhance the explosive expansion of the property taxes, we is scewed!
At 78, what the hell do I care??
Developement
My Last!
If you think I don't, You are wrong!! 22 year resident in the greatest place to ever live!! Well psst time we become united!~
Developement
Obviously I blew it on the Scott road developement. For Wilber, Charmichal, etc. What was your take on that??
Just trying to open a gate!
Development and C. Lentz
Commander Lentz. You did not blow it. You are right on in your statement to the effect that Sacramento County's Land Use Planning Process is corrupt. This has been revealed time and again in the eight years we have been dealing with the County on Murieta's development issues. Save for our own District 5 Supervisor Nottoli, the rest of the pack apparently do not give a hoot about us citizens in East Sac County. And in my opinion, one Supervisor leads the charade on the BOS, in Counsel, County Executive and Planning/DERA, to further own higher political aspirations and other goals by consistently bowing to special interests, despite overwhelming citizens' testimony to contradict those plans and interests. So its vital that citizens express their concerns about bad land use and environmentally destructive plans. Repeated public exposure of the faults in the planning process at all venues and forums, makes those errant self-serving decision makers uncomfortable. And yes, citizens can make a difference, and should provide for responsible, controlled development through involved oversight in the planning process. Its our duty. Thank you Chuck.
Development
Development is a misnomer.