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Residents urge Newark City Council to reject Maori Village housing plan over wetlands, flooding and cleanup concerns
Summary
Hundreds of residents, environmental groups and local organizers delivered petitions and told the council the 29‑acre Pick N Pull site proposed for the ‘Maori Village’ subdivision should be cleaned and restored as wetlands rather than developed for housing.
Hundreds of residents and regional environmental groups told the Newark City Council on Thursday they oppose a proposed 29‑acre housing development known as Maori Village on the city’s western edge and urged the council to reject the plan and pursue wetland restoration.
Multiple speakers said the Pick N Pull auto‑dismantling property — the core of the proposed development site — operates under an aging conditional use permit and that state and county cleanup requirements would compel the site’s owners to clean up contaminated soils if the business closes. Community organizers delivered petitions they said contained 2,755 signatures, including 777 Newark residents, and urged council members to prioritize nature‑based climate resilience over new low‑density housing near tidal wetlands.
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