The Planning Commision is tackling whether or not to vacate a portion of East N Street at its Thursday meeting. Applicants Daraius and Judith Tata are requesting the city vacate portions of unimproved right-of-way adjoining two sides of the property located at 121 East N St. In order to facilitate the development of a single-family […]
Council approves sculpture, progress report
The Benicia City Council took action on an an art project donation and the city’s 2017 General Plan Annual Progress Report at its Tuesday meeting. The Arts & Culture Commission issued a request in mid-2017 for proposals for its initiative to add more public art to the downtown and throughout Benicia. Artists were to submit […]
Statue, progress report on council agenda
Updates on the public art initative and General Plan are on the agenda for Tuesday’s Benicia City Council meeting. In mid-2017, the Arts & Culture Commission issued a request for proposals for its initiative to add more public art to the downtown and throughout Benicia. This call was for artists to submit proposed designs for […]
General Plan report, takeout service approved by Planning Commission
Seven minutes was all it took for the Planning Commission to wrap up its Thursday meeting. The lone action on the agenda was to approve the consent calendar, which contained a number of items all approved by the commission in one motion. The first item on the consent calendar– apart from approving the draft minutes […]
Planning Commission to tackle noise regulations, permit storage at Thursday’s meeting
The City Council is not the only Benicia board discussing business this week. On the agenda for Thursday’s Planning Commission meeting is a proposed an amendment to the noise regulations and a permit for nonconforming outdoor storage of construction equipment. In 1999, the Benicia City Council passed a General Plan that gave city officials a […]
Letters: Industrial Park and the General Plan
City should finance Industrial Park broadband update On Jan. 24, the Benicia City Council received an update on the outstanding broadband services project for the Benicia Industrial Park, with Economic Development Manager Mario Giuliani presenting three options: 1. The city of Benicia will self-finance the project, at a cost of $3 to $5 million; 2. […]
Council to review General Plan progress report
Benicia City Council will have the chance Tuesday to modify and accept a progress report on the General Plan that provides California with updates of the city’s 327 programs. The report includes the 2013 Housing Element Progress Report, which is due each year.