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Community Interest
Bring Your Family,
Neighbors and Friends to
Learn From the Youth in
Our Community!
Adults and Youth Coming Together
for the Future, Bridge to a
Better Community
Sequoia High School Multi-Purpose
Room
1201 Brewster Ave.
Friday, Sept. 14, 6–9 p.m.
Door Prizes * Free Parking * Childcare
Provided * Free Food * Fun Activities
Hosted by the City of Redwood City and
Redwood City 2020
You’re invited! If you are a youth between
the ages of 12 and 20 or an adult living or
working in Redwood City, this is the event
for you! Come talk with city leaders and
other community members to learn from
one another in a unique discussion and
find out how we can build an even greater
community. It will take all generations
to make this happen! Did you know that
youth in Redwood City want to be more
involved in our community? If you have
never been on the Sequoia High School
campus, this is a great opportunity to see
it and also find out why it is now one of
the top schools in the U.S.!
Redwood City Costco
Appeal Denied
Plans for a larger Costco warehouse store
and 12-pump gas station on Middlefield
Road are moving forward toward a final
vote after the Redwood City City Council
denied the appeal of a neighborhood
association that argued the environmental
impact report for the project is flawed.
The City Council denied the request
by the Redwood Village Neighborhood
Association, according to the City Clerk’s
Office.
The decision came late in a council
meeting after hours of reports by city
staff, the appellants and Costco itself
along with public comment by those in
the packed chambers.
Costco wants to demolish its existing
120,000-square-foot warehouse at 2300
Middlefield Road and replace it with a
160,000-square-foot version and new gas
station.
Opponents asked the council to reverse
the Planning Commission’s certification
of the EIR in June because some data
on which its approval was based is
wrong, there wasn’t an adequate project
description provided and the city didn’t
consider an alternative site.
The number of trips generated by the
project was a key point of contention,
with opponents arguing the reality far
exceeds the 390 new peak trips estimated
in the EIR. The traffic, they said, will
bring pollution, noise and an increase
of cars cutting through their residential
community.
The homeowners appealing the decision
are not against the idea of a larger Costco
but want the company and city to vacate
plans for the gas station, Kathy Soulard
of the neighborhood association told the
council.
Another problem, according to
opponents, is that the city is not
considering how the Stanford Outpatient
Clinic on Broadway will add to
cumulative traffic impacts. The city is not
required to consider the clinic, Planning
Manager Jill Ekas told the council during
her staff report, which recommended
upholding the EIR certification.
The homeowners group also raised
concerns about the noise and pollution
of a proposed tire center. Opponents did
not ask that the center be eliminated but
moved from its proposed location.
Save the Date!
Veterans Memorial Senior Center
25th Anniversary Gala
Saturday, December 1, 2007
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m
You are invited to celebrate and honor
the legacy of many volunteers,
patrons and staff that have served
the Redwood City community.
1455 Madison Avenue
Redwood City, CA 94061-1549
Event Information Contact
(650) 780-7264
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