Merced County Enterprise Zone
5 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2006091037
Lead Agency
Merced County
Document Title
Merced County Enterprise Zone
Document Type
EIR - Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
The project area includes many different areas in several different communities with a variety of land uses, zoning designations, and General Plan designations.
Document Description
The project would establish an Enterprise Zone in portions of Merced County and in certain areas within the cities of Atwater, Dos Palos, Gustine, Livingston, Los Banos, and Merced that are considered to be disadvantaged areas (i.e., high unemployment and low-income). The project objective is to generate new private sector economic growth in disadvantaged areas of Merced County and the cities of Atwater, Dos Palos, Gustine, Livingston, Los Banos, and Merced by providing access to incentives for increased employment and business investment within those areas.
Contact Information
Name
Scott Galbraith
Agency Name
County of Merced
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Atwater, Dos Palos, Gustine, Livingston, Los Banos, Merced
Counties
Merced
Zip
95340
Total Acres
18,844.96
State Highways
I-5,SR 99, 33, 59, 140, 152,165
Railways
ATSF, SPTC
Airports
Castle, Gustine, Los Banos,
Schools
85 Schools (K-12)
Waterways
Merced, San Joaquin & Chowchilla Rivers, Bear, Los Banos, Owens, Mariposa & Deadman Creeks
Other Information
Airports Cont'd: Merced, and Turlock
Waterways Cont'd: Quinto, Romero, San Luis, O'neil Forebay, and Burns Reservoirs
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 10 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Resources Agency, Department of Water Resources, California Department of Conservation (DOC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
Department of Water Resources, California Department of Conservation (DOC)
Local Actions
Enterprise Zone Establishment
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Economics/Jobs, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Transportation, Wildlife
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