May 9 Caltrans meeting in Albion to discuss Community Impact Assessment for bridge projects

Submitted by Frank Demling, Caltrans project manager

Caltrans and their environmental consultant, ICF, have reserved the Albion Ridge Elementary School for Tuesday, May 9, 2017 from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. to meet with the local community to discuss the Community Impact Assessment (CIA) for the Albion River and Salmon Creek bridge projects.

The CIA is an iterative process that will assist in the planning, project development, and decision making throughout the life of both projects. The CIA will include an analysis of the potential impacts that each project alternative would have on the community and identify opportunities to avoid, minimize, and /or mitigate any adverse effects from each alternative.

Public involvement is an integral part of the CIA process and we hope that as many community members as possible will be able to attend this very important meeting.

Please feel free to submit your questions, comments and concerns, as well as any topics you would care to discuss relative to the CIA process, for the open discussion portion of the meeting.

You may contact Liza Walker, Senior Environmental Planner, at (530) 741-4139, email liza.walker@dot.ca.gov or Frank Demling, Project Manager, (707) 445-6554, frank.demling@dot.ca.gov if you have further questions.

Draft meeting agenda as follows:

  • Project Descriptions
  • Salmon Creek Project Alternatives
  • Albion River Project Alternatives
  • Environmental Documents
  • Salmon Creek Project Initial Study / Environmental Assessment
  • Process and Opportunities for Input
  • Albion River Project Environmental Impact Report / Environmental Assessment
  • Process and Opportunities for Input
  • Review Environmental Resource Categories
  • Community Impact Assessment (CIA)
  • Project Location
  • CIA Study Area
  • General Plan Land Use Designations
  • Zoning
  • Farmland/Timberland
  • Community Resources
  • Request Public Input Regarding Community Resources
  • Open Discussion