With about a $50m dollar deficit for the fiscal year 2008-2009, the question is “just how much does Sacramento need to develop more than 240 acres of the toxic railyards near Sacramento’s urban core?
A line in the sand was drawn recently after the city floated a controversial idea to let railyard building projects bypass reviews by the planning, design and preservation commissions in order to speed the development through the approval process.
Outcry from commission members and residents prompted a compromise, but some remain worried that crucial oversight is in jeopardy.
The new approval process, which would eliminate review by the planning commission, will be considered by that group next week. Ultimately, the City Council will decide whether to adopt the new system.
