Tonight from 6 pm to 7 pm on Vanguard Radio. KDRT 95.7 FM.
Guests will include Ken Topper and Jeanne Jones from Lewis Planned Communities.
Topic of discussion will be the mixed-use project proposed for the site of the former Cannery.
Guests can call in at 530.792.1648
Live streaming: http://kdrt.org/
David,
I would be happy to appear on your show to discuss the other side of the issue — the case for keeping cannery zoned high-tech business park.
David,
I would be happy to appear on your show to discuss the other side of the issue — the case for keeping cannery zoned high-tech business park.
David,
I would be happy to appear on your show to discuss the other side of the issue — the case for keeping cannery zoned high-tech business park.
David,
I would be happy to appear on your show to discuss the other side of the issue — the case for keeping cannery zoned high-tech business park.
I would be happy to hear how they are going to sell any houses in this market.
I would be happy to hear how they are going to sell any houses in this market.
I would be happy to hear how they are going to sell any houses in this market.
I would be happy to hear how they are going to sell any houses in this market.
The Cit should look at public financiing of the infrastructure to put in R&-) and UCD-compatible businesses that would significantly boost local jobs and tax revenues. The public investment could be paid back with revenue from sale of the parcels and/or a commercial equivalent to a Mello-Roos funding mechanism, so the new owners of the lots and structures would pay it back over time.
Past CC's and staff have waited around for Lewis Homes to do the feasibility study for keeping the existing zoning, and of course nothing has happened. The current owners make far more money up-zoning to residential and selling lots.
Sue: could you please give us a briefing on what the city can do to fund some infrastructure through public financing mechanisms, and recover the costs later?
The Cit should look at public financiing of the infrastructure to put in R&-) and UCD-compatible businesses that would significantly boost local jobs and tax revenues. The public investment could be paid back with revenue from sale of the parcels and/or a commercial equivalent to a Mello-Roos funding mechanism, so the new owners of the lots and structures would pay it back over time.
Past CC's and staff have waited around for Lewis Homes to do the feasibility study for keeping the existing zoning, and of course nothing has happened. The current owners make far more money up-zoning to residential and selling lots.
Sue: could you please give us a briefing on what the city can do to fund some infrastructure through public financing mechanisms, and recover the costs later?
The Cit should look at public financiing of the infrastructure to put in R&-) and UCD-compatible businesses that would significantly boost local jobs and tax revenues. The public investment could be paid back with revenue from sale of the parcels and/or a commercial equivalent to a Mello-Roos funding mechanism, so the new owners of the lots and structures would pay it back over time.
Past CC's and staff have waited around for Lewis Homes to do the feasibility study for keeping the existing zoning, and of course nothing has happened. The current owners make far more money up-zoning to residential and selling lots.
Sue: could you please give us a briefing on what the city can do to fund some infrastructure through public financing mechanisms, and recover the costs later?
The Cit should look at public financiing of the infrastructure to put in R&-) and UCD-compatible businesses that would significantly boost local jobs and tax revenues. The public investment could be paid back with revenue from sale of the parcels and/or a commercial equivalent to a Mello-Roos funding mechanism, so the new owners of the lots and structures would pay it back over time.
Past CC's and staff have waited around for Lewis Homes to do the feasibility study for keeping the existing zoning, and of course nothing has happened. The current owners make far more money up-zoning to residential and selling lots.
Sue: could you please give us a briefing on what the city can do to fund some infrastructure through public financing mechanisms, and recover the costs later?
Sue: I would very much like to have you on, I’ll call you tomorrow or Friday and schedule it.
Sue: I would very much like to have you on, I’ll call you tomorrow or Friday and schedule it.
Sue: I would very much like to have you on, I’ll call you tomorrow or Friday and schedule it.
Sue: I would very much like to have you on, I’ll call you tomorrow or Friday and schedule it.
Mike,
I am not convinced that the city would even have to publicly finance the infrastructure. Lewis bought the property as zoned for high-tech oriented business park shortly after the zoning was put in place (it had been general industrial previously). If the council majority would take a firm stand that we are keeping the business park land zoned business park, the land would sell a price at which business park development was feasible.
Up to this year, owners might have been able to hold onto land forever, hoping for zoning changes. Today, developers are too cash strapped to sit on land, paying property taxes forever if they know the city is committed to current business park zoning.
One trick that Lewis played to gain public support for housing was to cut down all the vegetation surrounding the land to create the visual blight that citizens have become impatient with.
I have asked the city attorney to look into visual blight enforcement potential in this regard. I suspect that we could insist that they put up some attractive shrubbery or screening of the property, to decrease that problem while Lewis decides whether they want to build a true business park or sell the property to someone who does at a price that makes it feasible for the developer.
Mike,
I am not convinced that the city would even have to publicly finance the infrastructure. Lewis bought the property as zoned for high-tech oriented business park shortly after the zoning was put in place (it had been general industrial previously). If the council majority would take a firm stand that we are keeping the business park land zoned business park, the land would sell a price at which business park development was feasible.
Up to this year, owners might have been able to hold onto land forever, hoping for zoning changes. Today, developers are too cash strapped to sit on land, paying property taxes forever if they know the city is committed to current business park zoning.
One trick that Lewis played to gain public support for housing was to cut down all the vegetation surrounding the land to create the visual blight that citizens have become impatient with.
I have asked the city attorney to look into visual blight enforcement potential in this regard. I suspect that we could insist that they put up some attractive shrubbery or screening of the property, to decrease that problem while Lewis decides whether they want to build a true business park or sell the property to someone who does at a price that makes it feasible for the developer.
Mike,
I am not convinced that the city would even have to publicly finance the infrastructure. Lewis bought the property as zoned for high-tech oriented business park shortly after the zoning was put in place (it had been general industrial previously). If the council majority would take a firm stand that we are keeping the business park land zoned business park, the land would sell a price at which business park development was feasible.
Up to this year, owners might have been able to hold onto land forever, hoping for zoning changes. Today, developers are too cash strapped to sit on land, paying property taxes forever if they know the city is committed to current business park zoning.
One trick that Lewis played to gain public support for housing was to cut down all the vegetation surrounding the land to create the visual blight that citizens have become impatient with.
I have asked the city attorney to look into visual blight enforcement potential in this regard. I suspect that we could insist that they put up some attractive shrubbery or screening of the property, to decrease that problem while Lewis decides whether they want to build a true business park or sell the property to someone who does at a price that makes it feasible for the developer.
Mike,
I am not convinced that the city would even have to publicly finance the infrastructure. Lewis bought the property as zoned for high-tech oriented business park shortly after the zoning was put in place (it had been general industrial previously). If the council majority would take a firm stand that we are keeping the business park land zoned business park, the land would sell a price at which business park development was feasible.
Up to this year, owners might have been able to hold onto land forever, hoping for zoning changes. Today, developers are too cash strapped to sit on land, paying property taxes forever if they know the city is committed to current business park zoning.
One trick that Lewis played to gain public support for housing was to cut down all the vegetation surrounding the land to create the visual blight that citizens have become impatient with.
I have asked the city attorney to look into visual blight enforcement potential in this regard. I suspect that we could insist that they put up some attractive shrubbery or screening of the property, to decrease that problem while Lewis decides whether they want to build a true business park or sell the property to someone who does at a price that makes it feasible for the developer.