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Pomona Fairplex Redevelopment Proposal
Big changes are being proposed for the LA County Fairplex. “ Most notably, the addition of 10,500 apartments, 1.1 million feet of commercial retail and 200 acres of open space, transforming the area...” The Pomona fairgrounds is owned by LA Couny. The proposal would bring between 25k-40k new inhabitants to an area 423 acres in size. The Fairplex was only a few miles from the LazyDaze headquarters. Some of you may have stayed at the Fairplex KOA when you were in the area. This is still in the proposal stages and will take years to build if it goes through. If this goes through and you come through the area in the future, it will be a different place.
SoCal-Gal  (Tracy)
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Previous 1992 Six-pack Camper
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Re: Pomona Fairplex Redevelopment Proposal
Reply #1 –
It's a shame that every little piece of open space must be developed!  The traffic is already horrible through that corridor.  I'm being a hypocrite, our family business was construction, but give me the wide open spaces anyday!
2005 RB
Re: Pomona Fairplex Redevelopment Proposal
Reply #2 –
Quote from: Lisa T.  - 
It's a shame that every little piece of open space must be developed!  The traffic is already horrible through that corridor.  I'm being a hypocrite, our family business was construction, but give me the wide open spaces anyday!

I know what you mean, though it’s less of an issue for me in an area already quite urban.

Thankfully we can drive to the open space and hang out there.
Dave

2017 TK
Re: Pomona Fairplex Redevelopment Proposal
Reply #3 –
I got a question -- where is the water coming from?  

I feel if you can't support yourself with the resources within the area you choose to live then maybe you should live someplace else. 

Sooner or later nature will bring the hammer down.

glen
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Re: Pomona Fairplex Redevelopment Proposal
Reply #4 –
Quote from: Lisa T.  - 
It's a shame that every little piece of open space must be developed!  The traffic is already horrible through that corridor.  I'm being a hypocrite, our family business was construction, but give me the wide open spaces anyday!
Are you by any chance a Frog fan?  I often see a Lisa T posting about football over there.  Cheers
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Quote from: colddog  - 
I got a question -- where is the water coming from?  

I feel if you can't support yourself with the resources within the area you choose to live then maybe you should live someplace else.
Urban usage only accounts for roughly 10% of California’s freshwater, which could easily be covered by building out desalination, given how much more expensive residential water is compared with agriculture.

Having residential users cut back is chump change compared with the water hungry crops grown in California like rice, almonds, etc.  The above argument makes more sense to say if you can’t grow your water intensive crop with existing water resources, maybe you should grow it where there is a water surplus.
Dave

2017 TK
Re: Pomona Fairplex Redevelopment Proposal
Reply #6 –

If you happen to find a copy,  Cadillac Desert, written in 1986 gives some background.

Much of the water put into the Westlands Water district in Southern San Joaquin County was used to flush the salt accumulation which would have otherwise returned the land to desert.  They flushed the selenium right down to the Kesterson Wildlife Refuge which wasn't any good to them except as a dump.

Recently, the City of Folsom broke ground for 10,000 new homes South of US 50.  According to the City documents, the water source for them is from conservation by existing Folsom residents.  Said residents do not appear to be 'conserving' as much as projected. . .

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Re: Pomona Fairplex Redevelopment Proposal
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Quote from: joel wiley  - 
Recently, the City of Folsom broke ground for 10,000 new homes South of US 50.  According to the City documents, the water source for them is from conservation by existing Folsom residents.  Said residents do not appear to be 'conserving' as much as projected. . .

Yes, that's the way it works. Existing residents have to cut back a bit more for every new house built until all of us are allocated 5 gallons daily, about what we each use daily in the motorhome.  Maybe the solution is to stop building new homes and start moving people into RVs.

Larry
Larry
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Re: Pomona Fairplex Redevelopment Proposal
Reply #8 –
Well there is San Diego with the largest water desalination plant in the western Hemisphere, capable of producing 50 million gallons of pure water per day.  Also we have the Pure Water project proceeding.  The name was changed from the earlier "Toilet to Tap"  name because of the negative connotation.   To tie this in to a possibility of being RV related, future homes may be as small as motorhomes, and  have solar to provide for their own power needs, along with recycling provisions.  Possibly relocatable by hiring a company designed to move these habitation units to other locations.  RonB
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Re: Pomona Fairplex Redevelopment Proposal
Reply #9 –
<smile> what I'm saying is rather simple.    Pay for what you use.   Pay the full price from creation to disposal.   Stop using our children's money for our lifestyle.    
For example -- past generations of Portlanders put up saw and paper mills along the Willamette River.   They made millions from the natural abundance around the river.   They returned the unwanted 'garbage' to the river.   Today we Portlanders pay extra on our water and sewer bills for the cleanup of the polluted Willamette.  My point is the past generations took money from my pocket. 

We all live in a spaceship.   At some point, we all will pay for our 'sins'.

OK ok I'll hop off my soap box........

glen


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Re: Pomona Fairplex Redevelopment Proposal
Reply #10 –
Quote from: joel wiley  - 
If you happen to find a copy,  Cadillac Desert, written in 1986 gives some background.

Much of the water put into the Westlands Water district in Southern San Joaquin County was used to flush the salt accumulation which would have otherwise returned the land to desert.  They flushed the selenium right down to the Kesterson Wildlife Refuge which wasn't any good to them except as a dump.

Recently, the City of Folsom broke ground for 10,000 new homes South of US 50.  According to the City documents, the water source for them is from conservation by existing Folsom residents.  Said residents do not appear to be 'conserving' as much as projected. . .


I was last in Folsom at the end of February and could not believe the amount of new construction going on. Folsom, years ago, was a sleepy little town but is now a bedroom community for Sacramento and even the Bay Area commuters.

Reminds me of Sarah Winchester and her quaint little home, “Keep building!”

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Re: Pomona Fairplex Redevelopment Proposal
Reply #11 –
"I was last in Folsom at the end of February..."

Be careful how you phrase your words, many folks have been in Folsom, including Johnny Cash and a relative of mine as well as myself. However when we say "been in Folsom" we are speaking of the CA State Prison where I've visited on a number of occasions.  :o   ::)   ;)
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