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MCOG approves negative declaration for 2026 Regional Transportation Plan after heated public comment on Mendocino Railway
Summary
The Mendocino Council of Governments voted to approve a CEQA negative declaration for the 2026 Regional Transportation and Active Transportation Plan and continued final adoption to Feb. 2, 2026. Public testimony centered on whether Mendocino Railway (the “Skunk Train”) should remain part of the plan.
The Mendocino Council of Governments on a roll-call vote approved a CEQA negative declaration for the 2026 Regional Transportation Plan and Active Transportation Plan after a public hearing that featured opposing views on the role of Mendocino Railway.
Hector Ortega, project analyst for MCOG, told the board the plan’s negative declaration and project materials were prepared for adoption and would be forwarded to Caltrans and the California Transportation Commission as required. Ortega also confirmed the meeting notice was published in the Ukiah Daily Journal on Nov.…
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