This week, we are launching a regional TV advertising campaign designed to inform people about the industrial nature of the Redwood City Industrial Saltworks site and about the potential regional benefits of the Saltworks Plan. Have a look at our TV spots:
Play our first TV Spot
Play our second TV Spot
On August 10, 2009, the city council voted unanimously to direct staff to proceed studying the 50/50 Balanced Plan. Redwood City planning staff determined that the first logical step in evaluating the 50/50 Balanced Plan was to conduct a thorough study of three issues: Jurisdictional, Water Demand / Supply; and Transportation / Circulation.
We are delighted that this initial step is complete. In its concluding paragraph of the executive summary of these issues released today, the staff and its planning consultants concludes “that the development…does not have any fundamental insurmountable issues that would preclude the continued processing of the application and initiation of the CEQA process.”
We are confident that after full vetting of our proposal for the future of the site under CEQA, understanding of the benefits to both the residents of Redwood City and the region will resolve any concerns. This will be a lengthy process, but it is what is provided under state law, and we welcome it.
DMB Redwood City Saltworks is thrilled to launch a blog dedicated to bringing you the latest news about the Saltworks site and the 50/50 Balanced Plan. We plan to give you the inside scoop on our plan, what we’re doing in the community and show you a new side of DMB – one where you will get to know our staff, and see what we do day-to-day, whether it be our volunteering at local nonprofits or our participation at member-driven organizations.
We hope that through this blog you gain further insight into our efforts to turn this industrial facility into a dynamic and wonderful project that creates hundreds of acres of wetlands, takes people off the freeway and puts them closer to where they work, provides hundreds of acres of parks and active open space, and beyond all else reconnect this side of the freeway with Redwood City.
We plan to keep our blog current by updating it weekly. We encourage you to post comments, engage in discussion with other readers, and send us feedback. We welcome your suggestions and ideas.