Jacobesen Family Holdings' responsibilities in that agreement were to assembling ALL the land for this project.
It has not been able to do this in 2 years,
why should the city council do their work?
They are asking the council to do the sweat work by voting local residents
and businesses off their land, so that Stater’s Lowe’s and the
developer can make more money from cheaply, seized private land!
This Town Square project has not:
Produced the required environmental impact report
Has not done a traffic study
Had not been through any planning commission review
Has not moved the trailer owners and tenants
The city’s land appraisals are a cheap numbers game.
Neither the city or developer has attempted to mitigate any damages this project may cause, or addressed any impacts likely to be created.
There have been no adequate staff reports made, and NO findings as required, because no CEQA & no EIR reports that have been done. Instead, the city has proposed a negative declaration on NO findings. This is a failure of staff to do their jobs under the applicable laws.
Using eminent domain as a “negotiation tool” is this developer’s style. If you www.google his name you find that he builds only in places where the cities give him advantages to get cheap land from residents and local businesses, thereby displaced local tenants for
his bigger box stores.
Not only is eminent domain hurtful to communities, these property transfers of eliminate property 13 tax protections for homeowners and businesses. Many a small business failed after being ED and “relocated” to a less desirable business location.
If he wants this land let him buy it on the open market!Don't make our city council do his dirty work!
