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Residents urge council to reject proposed Riverwalk site at prime agricultural, floodplain land
Summary
Several Riverbank residents used public comment to press new council members to oppose the proposed Riverwalk development, citing prime farmland, floodplain, water depletion, wildlife corridors and infrastructure concerns.
Multiple residents used the public-comment period to urge Riverbank city council members to oppose the proposed Riverwalk project, repeating long-standing community objections tied to land use and environmental impacts.
Karen Conrado, who said she lives on Hoag Road, told the council she opposed the project and listed reasons including that the site is "prime ag land," has flooded in the past, and risks groundwater depletion. Conrado said residents worry about "wildlife concerns, wildlife corridor, river habitat," and impacts including sewage, traffic, light and air pollution and urban sprawl.
Janie Eggers, who identified herself as living outside Riverbank but within the proposed project area, said she is a "champion of saving prime ag land" and told council she planned to urge members to vote no when the project comes before the council. Both speakers noted the project is expected to appear before the council in the coming months.
Speakers asked the council to consider the project's agricultural designation, floodplain status and cumulative infrastructure impacts before taking action. No application or formal agenda item on Riverwalk was before the council during this meeting; speakers framed their remarks as public comment ahead of anticipated formal consideration.
Council did not take a vote on the Riverwalk project at the meeting. Staff and council members acknowledged the project paperwork and public interest would arrive in a future agenda packet where formal notice and public hearings will occur.
