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Millbrae and California High-Speed Rail reach settlement clearing way for west‑side station planning
Summary
Millbrae officials said a settlement with the California High-Speed Rail Authority resolves the city's CEQA lawsuit, restores local land‑use control on the station's west side and includes a $225,000 payment to the city; staff called it an informational milestone with no council action required.
Millbrae City officials announced an agreement April 22 that settles the city’s lawsuit under the California Environmental Quality Act challenging the environmental review for the California High‑Speed Rail segment through Millbrae.
City Manager Tom Williams said the settlement “provides the pathway forward for Millbrae and the property owners on the west side of the transit station to move forward.” He said the settlement also includes $225,000 from the rail authority to the city.
The agreement, Williams and other speakers said, clears legal uncertainty so the rail authority can continue detailed station design…
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