Dixon councilman raises eminent domain questions
“On its surface, the deal seems like a good one, Bogue said. But upon further inspection, he found what he believes is a hidden agenda regarding eminent domain.
“We have a document in front of us that has drawn my attention to a matter I’d heard about regarding sustainable communities,” he said recently. “While I’ve researched that area, I didn’t actually believe it’d come to Dixon. But a recent development has shown I was mistaken. We have Agenda Item 12.4 coming before us (Tuesday) that causes me great concern in all the changes it wants us to impose on Dixon, which appears that we are giving our local control, authority of land use and power of eminent domain over to the Solano Transportation Authority, also known as STA.”
According to a city staff report, the matter is based on the FOCUS Program, described as “a voluntary, incentive-based regional development and conservation strategy” that promotes sustainable communities with the aid of such groups as the Association of Bay Area Governments, Metropolitan Transportation Commission, Bay Area Air Quality Management District and Bay Conservation and Development Commission.”
Fu, Kimberly. The Reporter News 5 January 2014.