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Riverbank residents urge delay of Riverwalk project; some allege conflict-of-interest over developer donations
Summary
Dozens of residents and groups spoke during public comment asking the council to delay the Riverwalk development, citing loss of prime farmland, floodplain concerns and calls for a public vote; one speaker urged two council members to recuse themselves after a donation to the Sister Cities Committee from Riverwalk developers.
Several dozen residents and local groups used the Riverbank City Council public-comment period to press the council on the proposed Riverwalk development, urging delay, a public vote and stricter scrutiny of developer ties to city-affiliated committees.
Colleen O’Brien Preston read a written statement on behalf of the League of Women Voters of Stanislaus County, saying the league has a long history of study and advocacy on land-use issues and urging the council to delay action on Riverwalk until voters have weighed in on an anticipated ballot initiative concerning agricultural and open-space land to the west of the city. The league’s statement argued that prime farmland is irreplaceable and that development could diminish the land’s function for aquifer recharge and other environmental purposes.
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