The City of Redding is seeking public comments as it moves forward on the Riverfront Specific Plan. A draft Environmental Impact Report is available for review and public comments are being accepted through March 2nd. A scoping meeting will take place Tuesday at 4 O’clock in the City Council Chambers. The process began in 2021 when a coalition including developers and the McConnell Foundation made a bid to the city to purchase land including the Civic Auditorium and the Rodeo Grounds in order to redevelop the area. The City Council decided to use 1.5 Million Dollars of federal funds intended for parks on a new Riverfront Specific Plan that combines land use policies, transportation, development standards, cultural preservation and environmental protection policies for the Sacramento River’s edge from the Rodeo Grounds to the Cypress Avenue Bridge. Much of the land south of Highway 44 is already built out and has been in the hands of the Kutras Family for many decades. A consultant has been assembling the specific plan for a few years. All the related documents can be reviewed at reddingriverfront.org.
-Steve Gibson