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Residents and retailers urge more study of Emeryville $34 million multimodal project amid budget worries
Summary
Residents and business representatives told the Emeryville City Council the proposed three-year, $34 million multimodal public-works project needs updated traffic and fiscal studies; speakers warned the city faces a roughly $10 million annual shortfall and urged outreach to major retailers.
Several Emeryville residents and local business stakeholders used the public-comment period to press the City Council for more analysis and outreach before moving ahead with a proposed multimodal public-works project.
Fran Quetel, a long-time resident and member of two advisory committees, told the council the city needs "about $55,000,000" in general-fund revenue and that "our annual deficits will run about $10,000,000 a year." She said the proposed three-year, $34,000,000 multimodal project…
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