SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento City Council at Tuesday's meeting approved a plan to bring a Costco to Natomas.
The Sacramento Planning and Design Commission approved the 160,526-square-foot project last month, but it continues to face environmental concerns.
42 miles of levees surround the Natomas area, which is also home to a number of threatened and endangered wildlife.
The appeal, filed by Davis attorney Donald B. Mooney on behalf of a Natomas resident, calls on the Sacramento City Council to draft a new environmental impact report specifically on the proposed site on East Commerce Way.
"We just ask that the Council direct staff to prepare a supplemental (Environmental Impact Report) that addresses these matters given the acceleration of climate change," Mooney said at Tuesday's meeting.
Despite his calls for additional environmental review of the site before approval, city officials green lit the Costco development.
Many people living in Natomas welcome more development in the area.
"There's not much around here for the community," said Steve Decant, a Natomas resident. "There's not a lot of stores where you can get stuff, so I think it's a good idea."
The currently approved plan reviewed an addendum to the environmental report filed by the city in 2009, allowing more development in Natomas.
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