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Public commenter urges city to keep Livingston 'small' as council continues 2040 general plan hearing to Aug. 5
Summary
A longtime resident urged the council to retain the city’s 1999 growth plan and expressed concerns about water, public services and projections in earlier drafts; council continued the public hearing on 2040 land‑use alternatives to Aug. 5.
A resident urged the Livingston City Council on July 1 to resist large growth forecasts as the city continues work on land‑use alternatives for its 2040 general plan.
Gina Okuye, who identified herself as a small farmer and 45‑year resident, said she supported keeping Livingston small and referenced historical materials submitted to the Planning Commission and prior lawsuits over the general plan process. "My feeling is we have no business moving out further, we don't have good water, and I know that there are concerns about even keeping a fire department in this city," Okuye told the council.
Okuye read from older materials that, she said, show prior studies estimating large build‑out populations and cited a 2008 public comment letter on an earlier draft environmental report. She said the city now has "about 14,000" residents and called projections of much larger populations "not believable," asking the council to consider those past studies and public concerns.
The council opened the public hearing on land‑use alternatives for the 2040 general plan during the meeting but received no public testimony by phone or in the chamber specific to the item that night. Mayor Moran closed public comment on the item and continued the public hearing to Aug. 5, 2025.
The continuance keeps the item on a future agenda so the council can receive more testimony and staff reports before any action on land‑use diagram alternatives.
