Sac Town Battle Over Toxic Railyard Development
Tempers flare as disputed Curtis Park railyard development plan nears Sacramento City Council hearing
By Jim Wasserman
jwasserman@sacbee.com
It may be 2020 before Sacramento developer Paul Petrovich finishes building his proposed Curtis Park Village project on a toxic, abandoned railyard, but at long last his colorful, almost unprecedented, journey to get it to City Hall for a vote is nearing the finish line.
Neighborhood opponents, specifically board members of the Sierra Curtis Neighborhood Association, have worked equally hard, seeking changes to a design they consider too suburban, too commercial and too car-friendly for their traditional, century-old walkable community.
A constant theme: What he’s proposing – even if not perfect – is far better than existing conditions at the site, which has sat vacant for years, a weedy field dotted with puddles and filled with toxics-laden dirt.
