As Chico’s leadership we’ve been asked to respond publicly to the inquiries of Smart Growth Advocates on behalf of the majority of Chico who rejected the Valley’s Edge proposal.How, they ask, are we going to build a “strong and resilient” Chico?First, it was a failure of city leadership to not condition and craft the Valley’s […]
The guest commentary by members of a group calling itself Smart Growth Advocates list several policies and questions which they wish the Chico City Council to consider as a means of implementing a program of “smart growth.” The items put forward are valid and the City of Chico will benefit from their implementation.My concern is […]
Since the March 5 vote, we no longer have to worry about a 1,448 acre sprawl housing development project with 2,700 units of proposed housing units. That land would have been annexed to southeast Chico; county citizens living next to the area to be annexed not allowed to vote. Wealthy retirees from the Bay Area […]
For all the talk about keeping things the same, the best we can realistically hope to do is keep the best parts of our town intact and safe while planning wisely for future growth, regardless of what shape that ultimately may take.