Yolo Sun: Petrovich backers on council aren't comfy, manipulate Gateway II annexation

Excerpts from the Yolo Sun opinion piece "Gateway II project hits political, legal snags:"

Biggest current news is that city council consideration of Paul Petrovich’s Gateway II proposal to annex 154 acres directly south of Gateway Center, of which 62 acres would commercially develop as a “program EIR”... has suddenly been delayed – likely at least until September, as the council will recess during August.

Officially, the reason for this sudden delay is said (by city manager) to be an inability to prepare the related Development Agreement (DA) between the city and Petrovich, in time for this July 19 council meeting.

Saying that this DA isn’t ready to proceed appears similar, in this instance, to admitting that there may not be a council majority in favor of project approval on specific terms presently advanced by Petrovich.

Quite likely, Pimentel and Davies are most inclined to approve Gateway II, which is the basis for Petrovich’s decision to now move ahead in 2011, prior to the 2012 city council election campaign, wherein civic scrutiny and political turbulence regarding this situation will surely increase.

Read the article, in full, at YoloSun.wordpress.com.

Woodland Record: Davies goes on the defense after citizen questions need for Gateway II

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