FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE : Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Council Votes to Challenge Environmental Impact Report
California Health Care Facility Stockton
(Stockton, CA) - The Stockton City Council voted unanimously, 7-0, to challenge the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California Health Care Facility Stockton Environmental Impact Report (EIR).
“We hope to join the County and the Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce in this challenge,” said City Attorney Ren Nosky, as part of his announcement of the closed session decision.
The State finalized plans to locate a prison re-entry facility at the site of the former women’s prison last year. Last month, the State prison health care receiver, J. Clark Kelso, notified local officials of final plans to build a 1,734 – bed inmate prison hospital immediately adjacent the site. Subsequently, the receiver revealed proposed plans for a 1,133 – bed medical and mental health care facility, also on the former Northern California Youth Correctional facility site.
At issue are the numerous negative impacts on the community and infrastructure, without proper mitigation, including, but not limited to, traffic, sewer and water, social services, and law enforcement, which will result in tremendous costs to local government and a lack of compensation for resources needed to address the magnitude of services required by the use and size of the combined facilities.
For additional information, please contact the Office of the City Attorney at (209) 937-8333.
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