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Riverview Capital Investments representatives Megan Norris and Bret Hogge met with more than 25 neighbors to discuss the McKinley Village/Lanatt development.

The developers presented no new plan, but did ask for feedback on how to make a previous plan better. Because of limited time, ESP framed the meeting as a “question session” and requested that Riverview research the questions and give us the answers at a later time.

ESP will publish the answers as soon as we receive them. Below are the questions. If you have any additional comments or questions, please forward them to ESP and we will direct them to the developer.

What is your timeline for this project?

Who is building the homes, The New Home Company?

Will there be a traffic study?

Are there protected vernal pools or endangered species in the area?

What firm will do the biological studies?

Can the neighborhood pick the firm?

Can an entrance come from the freeway?

Can we change the name of the project so it has its own identity?

What are you going to do about flooding?

Is using the McKinley Park sewer wise? The system/pumping station is overused now.

What will be the housing types: all two stories?

Can there be more entrances?

What are the plans for the church area?

Are you going to coordinate with the Sutter’s Landing development?

How will you compensate for heavier traffic?

How will you connect to public transportation?

How many garages for each unit and which way will they face?

May we have a list of the design elements that are smart/green?

Do you need to label the project “green?”

Who would like to live in this development when you could buy in East Sac for the same price?

How will you accommodate baby boomers that don’t want to climb stairs…?

Won’t railroad tracks be bothersome?

What if the units don’t sell?

Are there porches on the house plans?

Who owns the property?

Are there plans for gardens, habitat restoration/marshes in free areas?

What will the zip code be?

What is your best idea for sound buffering?

Who will do your noise study?

Will there be bike trail access?

Will the coming high-speed rail run through these tracks?

How will you create access to Sutter’s Landing?

Who will pay for a pool or park? The city?

Will lower income housing be included?

Can you confirm the school district?

Can we annex this to Sac City district?

Will there be CCRs?

Will you keep to your price point?

Can the homes be torn down or remodeled by the owners?

East Sacramentans peppered Riverview Capital Investments with questions and suggestions. The company wants to develop the East Sacramento area north of the train tracks. The land is currently an undeveloped meadow. Several projects have failed in the past, mainly because of neighborhood resistance. Serious concerns surround development of this area such as sewage, traffic, project design and costs to the city. The company is on a fact finding mission at this point. The final design is pending.

Riverview Capital Investments is listening to the community. Our job, however, is to make sure that any project that gets approval meets the needs of the citizens and does not destroy the fabric of our neighborhoods.

On a side note: I was asked what my dream project would look like for the area. Is it impossible to think that an urban farm could be created? A farm much like Soil Born?

Ellen Cochrane

(A full list of questions asked will be posted.)