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City Backs Developers' Creek Relocation Plan

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Donald Childs
14 March 2005 - 8:00am

City of Rancho Cordova, CA, is at odds with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over developers' plan to relocate a creek to make space for a "town center".

A controvertial creek relocation and vernal pools elimination endorsed by lead developer AKT Devlopment and the City of Rancho Cordova, in the the 22,000 unit Sunrise-Douglas housing development, threatens to unravel the wetlands preservation plan agreed upon by property owners after years of negotiation, and may jeopardize the developers' wetlands permit application.

Full Story: Debate swirls around creek
Source: The Sacramento Bee, March 13, 2005
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