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Merced council approves environmental services for 375-acre University Industrial Park and several city contracts

Merced City Council · February 18, 2026
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Summary

The council unanimously approved a professional-services agreement for environmental review of the proposed University Industrial Park, a reimbursement agreement with the property owner, and multiple administrative items including committee assignments, two fleet trucks for the fire department, a CalVIP evaluation contract, and a sewer-project contingency increase.

The Merced City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to approve a professional services agreement with JB Anderson Land Use Planning and a reimbursement agreement with Alliance Investments to prepare environmental documents for the proposed University Industrial Park, a project covering roughly 375 acres in southeast Merced.

Senior Planner Francisco Mendoza described the project as an early-stage land-use request that will return to the Planning Commission and City Council after environmental…

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