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Browns Valley residents urge pause on Centennial Park phase 1 over traffic, dirt and wildlife concerns
Summary
Multiple Browns Valley residents told council they oppose current Phase 1 work at Centennial Park, asking for a delay because of truck traffic, imported dirt, impacts to open space and wildlife, and lack of local outreach; council heard the comments during the public-comment portion of the Jan. 14 meeting.
Several Browns Valley area residents used the Jan. 14 public-comment period to tell the Vacaville City Council they are organizing a neighborhood coalition and want council to delay Phase 1 of the Centennial Park project until traffic, dust and environmental impacts are addressed.
A resident who identified herself as Carrie and said she lives in Browns Valley told council she and neighbors were surprised by the scope and timing of Phase 1 work and said trucks bringing in dirt for a bike park and bike features are raising safety and wildlife concerns. “There is a neighborhood coalition happening…we are extremely concerned about the effect on the wildlife, the open land area and where's money coming from?” Carrie said, noting residents recently learned the project dates back to a 2015 council vote and that they discovered recent planning-commission activity only in November.
Other public commenters from the neighborhood said they walk the park daily and do not foresee the heavy use the bike-park proponents anticipate; they asked council to listen to local residents and consider a short delay to study traffic, dust and staging impacts.
Council did not take immediate action on the comments; the remarks were entered into the public record during the business-from-the-floor portion of the meeting and councilmembers acknowledged receiving the concerns. Staff did not present a project update or vote on Centennial Park at the Jan. 14 meeting; residents seeking further consideration were advised to follow up with the Parks and Recreation Department and planning staff.
