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McKinley Village Dates and Neighborhood Groups Responses
McKinley Village
Meetings pertaining to McKinley Village and a message from East Sacramento Preservation:
ESP encourages you to attend all meetings to let your voice be heard.
MENA Special Board Meeting–5:30 pm, October 16th, Clunie Community Center
ESIA General Meeting – 7 pm, October 16th at the Clunie Community Center
MCKINLEY VILLAGE PUBLIC HEARING
Thursday, October 24, 5:30
Hosted by City of Sacramento New City Hall
915 I Street, 1st Floor, Sacramento, CA
Draft Environment Impact Report
October 26 (expected release date)
ESP will have comments and information
East Sacramento Preservation Fundraiser
All proceeds to go to education on McKinley Village Development
Call for tickets (916) 849-6421
Friday October 25, 2013, 5-8 PM
836 – 57th
Between H and J Streets
When a community faces a potential problem neighbor input and activism is critical. ESP has a charter that includes community education. Our efforts on the McKinley Village proposed project focus on educating the community about what’s happening and how the development will affect the neighborhood.
Our position on the project remains, NO AS PROPOSED.
We are hopeful that the developers will listen to the neighborhood and make changes that address traffic issues, flood concerns and the way that the project does not meet “smart growth” standards.
ESP will continue to get the word out to the community, to help neighbors participate and get their voices heard.
Other East Sacramento groups have responded to the issue. Below is a summary of the organized groups that we know of, and their response to McKinley Village.
Neighbors United For Smart Growth
This group of concerned citizens has an informative website devoted solely to McKinley Village. The group is concerned about the potentially negative consequences on our quality of life, traffic levels, schools and the environment brought on by the McKinley Village project
These are neighbors dedicated to protecting the culture and quality of life of the neighborhoods of East Sacramento. They have met with the developers in a small “neighbors” group and use Facebook to report their efforts.
McKinley East Sacramento Neighborhood Association
This neighborhood group has adopted a wait and see approach to the project. They have a forthcoming meeting that should help explain their position.
East Sacramento Improvement Association
At this time ESIA has not taken a position for or against, and but continues to gather information. Their upcoming meeting should help clarify their efforts.
East Sacramento Preservation Alert: Be Wary of McKinley Village Developer’s Actions
A picture is worth a thousand words.
Speak up about how wrong this is.
McKinley Village Alert!
Petition
The developer is circulating a petition promoting the project.
Hired Hands
Architects and others who make money from the project are sending emails to East Sac residents.
Dear Neighbors:
The McKinley Village developer is bringing people into East Sacramento asking residents to sign a petition in support of McKinley Village. The developer is also having architects and others who will make money from the project send emails to East Sac residents asking them to support the project. What our neighbors are being told is far from the truth. Please help us get the word out by forwarding this email to all your friends and family living in East Sacramento.
Here are the facts:
People are being told “the project will increase housing choices within our urban core” and this is absolutely false because with prices between $350k and $750k the homes will be priced well beyond anything that could be considered starter or affordable workplace housing. They are all multi-story, single-family, detached structures with multi-car garages. There are no condos, town-homes, or apartments and no senior housing.
People are also being told the project “will provide homes close to employment centers, schools, shopping, restaurants, and other services.” But how will those new residents get to all of those facilities that are not provided in their new subdivision? Kids in the new development will not be able to walk or bike to school as they will have to be driven to Caleb Greenwood in River Park due to the fact that Theodore Judah is already busting at the seams. The same goes for Sutter Middle School.
According to the developer the project “meets the standards of the Sacramento Area Council of Government’s Sustainable Communities Strategy,” but a quick review of that strategy shows that it embraces “smart growth principles, such as compact and mixed-use development, to shorten commute times, reduce traffic congestion, lessen dependence on automobiles, improve air quality, and provide for housing choices more aligned with the changing demographic.”
There are no mixed-uses at McKinley Village, just housing. There is no mass transportation service to the development, again forcing people to use cars for every trip they make. So the project will not reduce dependence on automobiles, cannot possibly improve air quality and as already mentioned, does not provide for much in the way of housing choices for a changing demographic.
Please help us get the word out to correct these false statements being made by the developer and his hired hands. For more information call us at (916) 457-2725.
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