Bob Montague gave an impassioned speech at the 10/26/10 City Council meeting to encourage the Council to require bike lanes in the Manabe-Ow development. Other speakers, including Jovenes SANOS youth, piggy-backed on his message, swaying the Council to include bike lanes. Way to go Bob and Jovenes SANOS!
Manabe-Ow plan approved
Posted: Thursday, Oct 28th, 2010
Because Couch Distributing Co. owner George Couch was being sued as a result of the plan, many had assumed he would rather not see the Manabe-Ow Business Park come to fruition. Instead, after long hours of debate, Couch swayed the City Council into a 6-0 vote Tuesday night to certify the park’s Specific Plan and final Environmental Impact Report.
“All the issues on Lee Road are, for now, off the record,” Couch said. “I would encourage you to pass this. Nobody wants jobs in this town more than me.”
The Manabe-Ow Business Park is a 95-acre site located just east of Highway 1 near Ohlone Drive. With about 1 million square feet of tenant space for light industrial business, plus another 30,000 square feet of retail space and 7.2 acres of work-force housing, the development is supposed to create up to 2,100 jobs. Twenty-five acres of wetlands will also be restored.
Couch’s business on the end of Lee Road bumps up against the park and a strip of land owned by the Manabe family that runs through the middle of Couch’s business was originally planned as a third access route to the property. Though all mention of that route has been removed from the plan, Couch, who has an easement on the strip, is being sued by the Manabe family over access. Couch has expressed both safety and security issues regarding public traffic so close to his employees, trucks, equipment and merchandise.
For the complete article see the 10-28-2010 issue.
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