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Riverbank residents tell planning commission Riverwalk would consume prime farmland, increase flood risk
Summary
Three residents told the Planning Commission they oppose the Riverwalk proposal, calling it prime farmland on a floodplain, urging preservation and infill development; commissioners heard the public comments during the meeting but did not take action on the Riverwalk item.
Several Riverbank residents used the public-comment period at the March 19 Planning Commission meeting to urge commissioners to oppose the Riverwalk proposal and to preserve prime agricultural land.
Karen Conrado of Hoag Road said she opposes the Riverwalk project and asked commissioners to weigh long-term consequences. "Once it's paved over, it'll be gone forever," she said, arguing the site is on a floodplain that would worsen downstream flooding, reduce habitat and wildlife corridors, and raise…
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