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CONCORD NAVAL WEAPON STATION REUSE PLAN
The City of
Concord is planning the reuse of the 5,100-acre Concord Naval
Weapons Station--the largest development project in the East
Bay. The project could create a traffic nightmare from East
County to the Bay Bridge, with development wall to wall, or it
could protect thousands of acres of open space. The City's
alternatives currently being considered would add 6,250 to
13,000 new residential units (and related traffic) to Concord.
None of the alternatives contain the 80% parks & open space the
community is requesting. This kind of development would fragment
open space, block potential recreational corridors, and destroy
wildlife habitat, including Mt. Diablo Creek.
Save Mount Diablo is part of the Community Coalition for a
Sustainable Concord (Community Coalition).
The Coalition is a collection of affordable housing, interfaith,
labor, conservation & neighborhood organizations seeking a plan
that preserves the Weapons Station's natural resources and
scenic hillsides.
We support an alternative which protects
80% of the base for parks, open space, and recreation.
We support the creation of a major new regional park east of
Mount Diablo creek, a 300' buffer to the creek, and an urban
linear park along the Station's western boundary.
Transit-oriented development should be centered on North Concord
BART, north of Highway 4 and in "Bunker City" between the urban
park and the creek buffer.
Click on the link to the left to see our
complete platform.
Please attend Community Advisory Committee and city council
meetings and support an alternative
which seeks 80% parks & open space. And please contact the City
to strengthen your support.
Write/Fax/E-mail:
Concord City Council (Bill
Shinn, Mayor;
Helen M. Allen, Vice
Mayor; Laura Hoffmeister, Guy Bjerke,
Mark Peterson (Council
members)): City of Concord, 1950 Parkside Dr., Concord, CA
94519, Fax: (925) 671-3375,
citycouncil@ci.concord.ca.us. If you are a resident of
Concord, be sure to include that in your letter or email. |
