Calling it “a poor way to spend a million dollars,” Redding Mayor Michael Dacquisto joined Vice Mayor Mark Mezzano in an unsuccessful effort to block the next step in the redevelopment of prime riverfront property in Redding. Instead, with a… Continue Reading
Prime riverfront property currently anchored by the Civic Auditorium and the rodeo arena will be redeveloped—in some fashion and at some later date—but it won’t involve a sale to a McConnell Foundation-led group that had proposed an ambitious revitalization of… Continue Reading
Prompted by our proposal and by the robust community dialogue thereafter, the Redding City Council decided to move forward with a City-led planning effort instead of the proposal submitted by the Design & Development Team (“D&D Team”). We support the… Continue Reading
Even as a concept that lacks any concrete plans or cost estimates, the somewhat out-of-the-blue proposal to redevelop about 45 acres of riverfront land is causing fits for many in the community, including some Redding City Council members. Granted, it’s… Continue Reading
An ambitious and potentially far-ranging proposal to revitalize a 45-acre chunk of public property next to the Sacramento River—currently home to the Civic Center and the rodeo arena—was met this week with anger, excitement, curiosity and some confusion. On Tuesday,… Continue Reading
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