Consultants said that while there are a number of constraints when it comes to redeveloping Alameda Point, especially because of contaminants in the area, it is all manageable and will be completed in time.
“Please don’t take it all as a negative,” said Pat Kehliher, vice president of operations at SunCal Companies, during a public meeting on Oct. 24.
The meeting is part of a series of workshops that the Irvine-based company will host in the coming months as it embarks on the controversial project affecting one third of Alameda
Consultants gave presentations to an audience that filled Mastick Senior Center Wednesday night. They spoke of traffic, development models and the environmental and geo-technical constraints in the area.
“There’s still a lot of work to be done,,” said Peng Leong, a consultant with Innovative and Creative Environmental Solutions who spoke about the various contaminants in the project site.
But Leong also added that the site where the first phase of the project will take place has been cleaned up and is ready to go.
The next workshop, which will focus on land use and transportation, will be held Nov. 18.
Residents had different reasons for coming to the meeting. Maureen Cadigan, who moved Alameda in July, said she came to the meeting because she is hoping to retire in the island city.
“I’m looking at making this place my home so I’m interested in the future of the town,” Cadigan said.
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Don’t see how SunCal can survive through the year.
We may be witnessing the company in its final death throes.
SunCal lost a 1,300-acre property in Sparks (Copper Canyon Property; foreclosed 2/27/2008).
It pulled out of a major home building project in Bakersfield, CA, defaulting on a $73-million loan to Lennar.
And SunCal is defaulting on other deals.
And this may be the biggest piece of news to date:
http://voipservices.tmcnet.com/latestnews/2008/02/22/3286330.htm
“Approval of Bonds For SunCal Fails”
SunCal – RIP.