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Presidio Trust's Main Post SEIS draws extensive public opposition over scale, historic impacts and process
Summary
The Presidio Trust presented a draft supplemental EIS proposing new public uses and several large building projects in the Main Post, including a proposed contemporary art museum, a lodge and an expanded theater. Hundreds of residents, preservation groups and park advocates told the commission the proposals risk the Main Post's historic integrity, overwhelm transportation infrastructure and were advanced without adequate Section 106 and design study; speakers asked the city to join Section 106 consultation and requested an extended public-comment period.
The Planning Commission heard an extended informational presentation from the Presidio Trust on its draft supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) for the Main Post District. Michael Boland, the Trust's planning chief, framed the update as an effort to restore the Main Post's public character: rehabilitate historic open spaces, green the Main Parade Ground, create an "Anza Esplanade" pedestrian route and activate the district with cultural and visitor uses.
The Trust's draft SEIS identifies an increment of new construction and demolition that together would modestly increase the Main Post's overall square-footage cap, and it highlights three major new proposals: (1) a contemporary art museum proposal (commonly…
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