March 3, 2014
On Friday, February 14, 2014 the City of Stockton Planning Commission approved a project to build 82 living units for elderly residents in Central Stockton. The project is located on Rosemarie Lane near Stagg High School. According to the article, the City Council recently voted to lend $766,000 to help the developer of the project […]
March 3, 2014
On Sunday, February 16, 2014 the Modesto Bee Newspaper reported that Modesto Mayor Garrad Marsh had appeared before residents of Wood Colony to discuss the inclusion of their community in Modesto’s growth plan. According to the article, the Modesto City Council approve a land map for the General Plan Amendment that includes 211 acres in […]
March 3, 2014
On Thursday, February 20, 2014 the Stockton Record Newspaper reported that housing affordability dropped in San Joaquin County in the first part of 2014. According to the article, the average monthly house payment was up 38%. The article quotes Darn Blomquist, Vice President of RealtyTrac. He said: “The takeaway for someone in San Joaquin County […]
March 3, 2014
On Monday, February 24, 2014 the Stockton Record Newspaper reported that California Assemblywoman Susan Eggman had introduced a new legislative bill to help save Central Valley Farmland. AB1961 is entitled “The Farmland Strategy Act”. It requires that California Counties with large farmland resources to inventory their agricultural lands, describe their goals to preserve farmland, and […]
March 3, 2014
On Wednesday, February 26, 2014 the Modesto Bee Newspaper reported that Gallo Winery had received approval to rezone about 5 acres of land in Modesto from residential land use to industrial land use. The land is currently occupied by homes and vacant lots on the south side of Yosemite Boulevard and the west side of […]
March 3, 2014
On Wednesday, February 26, 2014 the Stockton Record Newspaper reported that planning for the Bear Creek East subdivision in the northeast part of Stockton has been put on hold for at least 18 months. According to the articles, owners of the proposed development project were scheduled to ask the City Council to overturn a rejection […]
March 3, 2014
On Wednesday, February 26, 2014 the Modesto Bee Newspaper reported that the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors was listening to concerns by opponents of a proposed ½ % sales tax to fund transportation projects within the County over the next 25 years. According to the article, most of the tax would be used as a […]
March 3, 2014
On Tuesday, February 25, 2014 the Modesto Bee Newspaper reported that the Stanislaus County Council of Governments (STANCOG) will discuss a proposed ½% sales tax to fund transportation projects with the City of Turlock. According to the article, the tax would raise 970 million dollars for transportation projects over the next 25 years. The tax […]
March 3, 2014
The Land Surveying Team at O’Dell Engineering has just published the February 2014 Issue of the Survey Connections Newsletter. The current issue of the newsletter features the article entitled “The Basics of Monument Preservation”. Comments on the article can be sent to the author Landon Blake.
March 3, 2014
The Landscape Architecture Team at O’Dell Engineering has just published the February 2014 issue of the Land Connections Newsletter. The current issue of the newsletter features the article entitled “Cozy Spaces and Restful Play”. Comments on the article can be sent to the author Chad Kennedy.
