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City council pauses Creekside Junction appeal after residents raise parking, safety and environmental concerns
Summary
After a staff-recommended, one-meeting continuance, the Arroyo Grande City Council moved the Creekside Junction public hearing to April 14. Dozens of residents and business owners said the project would worsen parking, traffic and safety near James Way and urged fuller environmental review.
The Arroyo Grande City Council voted during agenda review to continue the Creekside Junction housing-appeal hearing to the council's April 14 meeting, pausing the formal record and public testimony until that date.
Mayor Karen Ray Russell said staff had received a continuance request from the project's appellant and read the staff recommendation for a single continuance to balance fairness to the appellant with statutory housing timelines. The city attorney told the council that, if approved, the city would re-notice the hearing so the public understood the item would be deferred.
The continuance came after more than a dozen members of the public—residents, nearby business owners and a…
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