The issue at hand is this development plan, and if it is
the best plan
The developers are not telling the public about the 110
$1M homes on 10 acres, they are
only talking about senior housing and open space
The State talks about possible uses of BAREC to the City
of Santa Clara and the citizens,
yet the decision it is up to the City.
The State says they could use the land for other
institutional uses, yet they
say it is surplus land? Which is
it?
The Mayor stated on April 26, 2005 at the City Council
Meeting:
"The reality
is, the property is going to be developed... and there's nothing we can do to stop it. We can't withhold zoning
arbitrarily, unless you want to subject
this City to a lawsuit that will bankrupt it...and, it's just not going to happen, and I'm sorry to say, that's just the reality of
it.
The State representative Dan Potash stated on April 13,
2006:
as a residential community it is the city of Santa
Clara that has final land use
authority.
There are State agencies interested in the land (e.g.,
UC Santa Cruz, GCRCD, SV
Water District, etc.)
The current plan has been the only real consideration
since March 8, 2003 as seen in
Resolution 07-7430 (General Plan Amendment) - Measure A
No economic study has been done on the alternative
plans/ideas presented to the City or
State
Soil testing and clean-up options not done well or
ignored
Bioremediation is a State approved method of cleanup as
seen in Morgan Hill in 2005 on a
similar size piece of land.