Resident Don Kochis criticized Wolk, Boyd and Kaneko for angling to widen Richards solely to ensure better access to Aggie Village. Let us decide our own future. The possibility of a Borders bookstore filling one of the retail spaces at Aggie Village was also addressed during time allotted for public comment. Resident Rodney Robinson asked the council to revisit the re-zoning of the development, to be located on First Street between C and E streets. Robinson was also the first to intimate a threat concerning the upcoming November vote on the city's lighting and landscaping district assessment.
State law requires a two-thirds vote to raise the necessary taxes to implement the district.
Councilmember Stan Forbes, who opposed Measure E, agreed that the people of Davis may choose to jeopardize the city's access to the tax moneys. Neither Wolk, Boyd nor Kaneko were convinced at the end of the meeting that they were amiss in granting city staff six months to thoroughly review the city's General Plan. We understand that Richards will be a two-lane tunnel.