LIVE: Redding Council weighs in on Bethel Church campus appeals
Bethel Church has plans for a $97.5 million new campus and it's up to City Council members to decide whether it moves forward.
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Van Hoosen says city should consider Stillwater Business Park instead of existing propertyby Sean Longoria via twitter 12/6/2017 5:27:53 AM -
Linda Johnson, who's lived on Hollow Lane since 1980, says she's housed Bethel students and conference goers for 10 yearsby Sean Longoria via twitter 12/6/2017 5:29:05 AM
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Church and school have had positive impact by teaching people to run small businesses and requiring students give back to communityby Sean Longoria via twitter 12/6/2017 5:29:31 AM
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"I have found them to be very responsible and responsive to the community," Johnson saysby Sean Longoria via twitter 12/6/2017 5:29:53 AM
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Ken Miller up now. He supports the project.
3 years ago, he went to Madayne's on Hilltop to work, noticed place was packed with people who engaged in conversation in foreign languages
"All of a sudden it was like I was transported to an international city."by Sean Longoria via twitter 12/6/2017 5:31:54 AM -
Miller sharing anecdotes of interactions with Bethel studentsby Sean Longoria via twitter 12/6/2017 5:32:53 AM
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"as long as you create the impression where any medium to large sized project will be approve as long as the donation is large enough, that's not a city I want to live in," Rogers saysby Sean Longoria via twitter 12/6/2017 5:35:43 AM
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Larry Schaller up now, he's a 25-year resident of the areaby Sean Longoria via twitter 12/6/2017 5:37:07 AM
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"These are truly exceptional community members," Shcaller says of Bethel studentsby Sean Longoria via twitter 12/6/2017 5:37:40 AM
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"This is the most extensive mitigation for anything I've seen in this area," Schaller saysby Sean Longoria via twitter 12/6/2017 5:38:39 AM
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Donna Schaller says she was at one of first community meetings. All of community questions were answered thereby Sean Longoria via twitter 12/6/2017 5:41:09 AM
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Donna Schaller says Bethel students have been neighbors for years
'Their lives are clean, respectful and humble"by Sean Longoria via twitter 12/6/2017 5:42:00 AM -
"There's going to be something developed on that land and whatever is developed is giong to have impact on our neighborhood." Donna Schaller saysby Sean Longoria via twitter 12/6/2017 5:42:42 AM
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Bethel student from Australia up now who says there's no other agenda from church other than "to see the city of Redding whole and prosper"by Sean Longoria via twitter 12/6/2017 5:44:48 AM
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John Dixon heading to podium now as speaker No. 27by Sean Longoria via twitter 12/6/2017 5:45:42 AM
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Dixon met Charlie Harper at Civic Auditorium years ago
"I don't know about streets or water or all of that but I know Charlie will make it work,"by Sean Longoria via twitter 12/6/2017 5:46:49 AM -
"You don't have to doubt it, you don't have to be afraid ot if, they'll make it work," Dixon saysby Sean Longoria via twitter 12/6/2017 5:47:14 AM
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Wenham back up now as public speaker, said the EIR has 3000 pages
"Every single item that people have brought up, it's in there."by Sean Longoria via twitter 12/6/2017 5:48:22 AM -
Study of Church of Christ, Lavendar Hills and other nearby areas all found no significant impacts, Wenham saysby Sean Longoria via twitter 12/6/2017 5:49:02 AM
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Wenham says he's known Roberta McLaughlin for many years, gave her reports and said come back with questions
She never did, Wenham saysby Sean Longoria via twitter 12/6/2017 5:49:48 AM -
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Weaver says he's proud of discourse and dialogue.
"We've been inundated over the last several months, and obviously recently, heavily with this project."by Sean Longoria via twitter 12/6/2017 5:51:04 AM -
Weaver: This isn't a debate about Bethel's beliefs or its people, it's about whether Bethel has answered questions about impactsby Sean Longoria via twitter 12/6/2017 5:52:20 AM
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"I think everything was said tonight on both sides." Weaver says
Bethel has worked "in good faith" to address impacts of projectby Sean Longoria via twitter 12/6/2017 5:53:28 AM -
"I have my own religious beliefs, they're different than bethel's. But as neighbors, they've proven their worth every time," Weaver saysby Sean Longoria via twitter 12/6/2017 5:54:42 AM
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Sullivan: We don't choose where people pick to build
"That's not our job and I don't think you want us to do that."
"as long as they can mitigate the impacts on that location to fit in with the rest of the city, they have a right to do that (build)."by Sean Longoria via twitter 12/6/2017 5:55:38 AM -
Sullivan: "Those kinds of traffic changes on Collyer are never going to happen except for this project."by Sean Longoria via twitter 12/6/2017 5:56:30 AM
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"They've surpassed what they've promised with the Civic Auditorium and they have spent a tremendous amt of money telling us what they're going to do out there. And if they don't, there are consequences," Sullivan saysby Sean Longoria via twitter 12/6/2017 5:57:18 AM
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Schreder says she also supports projects
"The Planning Commission did their job and I don't believe there's information to counter their decision."by Sean Longoria via twitter 12/6/2017 5:58:10 AM -
Schreder urges more questions if people have them as project develops
"The best thing we can do is have good communicaiton at any point moving foward."by Sean Longoria via twitter 12/6/2017 5:59:01 AM -
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We're on to public comment now
Peter Rogers back up again, thanking Weaver for his service as mayorby Sean Longoria via twitter 12/6/2017 6:00:32 AM -
Rogers has 3 comments:
- there are illegal pot delievery services, why hasn't city enforced laws?
- Is city putting alcohol and tobacco taxes on ballot alongside pot tax?
- Will invocations include reps from other faiths? (They have)by Sean Longoria via twitter 12/6/2017 6:02:12 AM -
Bob Reitenbach up now, referencing a city council member's comments during radio interview that Stillwater should be used for cannabis businesses. He takes issue with thatby Sean Longoria via twitter 12/6/2017 6:03:15 AM
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David Ledger with California Environmental Alliance up nowby Sean Longoria via twitter 12/6/2017 6:05:46 AM
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Ledger says his group contacted city about plants removed by Churn Creek Marketplace development. Shrubs removed housed endangered beetle, he wonders if mitigation was properly doneby Sean Longoria via twitter 12/6/2017 6:07:58 AM
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Ledger will be working with Planning Manager Paul Hellman to get required informationby Sean Longoria via twitter 12/6/2017 6:08:35 AM