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AmCan Council approves city limits
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Comment9:30The American Canyon City Council Tuesday voted to approve new city boundaries, cementing a wide-ranging deal with Napa County that settles several land use and resource issues.
The city’s new urban limit line expands the city boundary to the north and east, and will serve as American Canyon’s ultimate boundary until 2030.
The city’s new urban limit line expands the city boundary to the north and east, and will serve as American Canyon’s ultimate boundary until 2030.
The council could have allowed the question of approving the city limits to go to the voters in November, but council members said they saw no reason to wait.
“I have heard little opposition to this,” Mayor Leon Garcia said before the vote, which was greeted with applause from members of the public.
“I have heard little opposition to this,” Mayor Leon Garcia said before the vote, which was greeted with applause from members of the public.
City Councilman Ed West said the agreement between the city and the county will protect the city’s future and will allow the community to grow on its own terms. “We define who we are,” West said.
The city will gain new industrial land north of Green Island Road and open space east of Newell Drive, up to the 15-degree slope line, assuming the change is approved by the Napa County Local Agency Formation Commission.
The city will gain new industrial land north of Green Island Road and open space east of Newell Drive, up to the 15-degree slope line, assuming the change is approved by the Napa County Local Agency Formation Commission.
The new urban limit line includes land pre-zoned to serve as the Town Center, a 200-acre residential, commercial and public square development at the site of a basalt plant that operated in the early 1900s.
The agreement between city and county officials, reached after 18 months of negotiations, addressed several matters. Under the deal, American Canyon will continue to provide water service to properties near the Napa County Airport and the county will take responsibility for the construction of the Devlin Road extension, an alternative to congested Highway 29.
The agreement between city and county officials, reached after 18 months of negotiations, addressed several matters. Under the deal, American Canyon will continue to provide water service to properties near the Napa County Airport and the county will take responsibility for the construction of the Devlin Road extension, an alternative to congested Highway 29.
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Joe wrote on Aug 6, 2008 9:46 PM:
robert wrote on Aug 7, 2008 6:38 AM:
Margo wrote on Aug 7, 2008 7:34 AM:
LMW wrote on Aug 7, 2008 8:52 AM:
Were all in the same boat so start paddling together, you may find that Napa county's reputation outside of our lines by some folks, is the green on the other side of the fence, so all be happy.
Can't beat em, join them. The difference is in the change you participate in and ever city has that opportunity. "
musikluvr wrote on Aug 7, 2008 11:50 AM:
napablogger wrote on Aug 7, 2008 12:26 PM:
Margo wrote on Aug 7, 2008 12:32 PM:
Joe wrote on Aug 7, 2008 4:32 PM: