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