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Merced advisory group hears community priorities on safety, transit, downtown and housing as general-plan update wraps existing-conditions phase
Summary
At a March meeting, Merced's Citizens Advisory Focus Group reviewed the finalized existing-conditions workbook and heard community input on pedestrian and bike safety, transit service, downtown investment and housing; staff said the online survey is open through March 16 and offered no new high-speed-rail direction.
Merced's Citizens Advisory Focus Group met in March to conclude the existing-conditions phase of the city's general-plan update and to collect focused feedback from members and the public on issues, assets and opportunities to shape the plan's vision.
Brent, a consultant on the project, told the group the existing-conditions and trends workbook has been finalized and posted online. He said that document will serve as the baseline for the environmental-impact report later in the process and be used to draft the plan's vision and guiding principles.
Planning Manager Sam gave the group a brief status update on high-speed rail and said bluntly: "I have no update." He and consultants told members the High-Speed Rail Authority has not provided a firm direction on station decisions and that the city has not received any new, actionable guidance while state-level legislative activity…
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