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CLOUDY Temp: 36 °F Wind: CLM at 0 mph Wednesday, April 2, 2003 SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map EXTRA HomeLife Magazine W3 Magazine Jobs @ Mail Tribune Tempo A & E Oregon CarZone Wellness Connection Real Estate Newspaper in Education Prime Times Outdoor Journal Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People CLASSIFIEDS Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Find Everything E SOUTHERN OREGON Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar ABOUT US FAQ What's New Advertise Home Delivery Classified Ad Contact Us Media Kit Email Story to a Friend March 13, 2003 Central Point growth debate heads to public sessions By BUFFY POLLOCK for the Mail Tribune CENTRAL POINT � With visions of packed council chambers dancing in their heads, city planners have scheduled four separate meetings to accept public feedback on four potential areas of growth. Planning Director Tom Humphrey said last year’s discussions of urban growth areas generated such lengthy public input that planners decided to address each area on a separate night. Two potential growth areas along the east side of Interstate 5 will be discussed this month; the remaining two are scheduled for April. Tonight, City Council members will hear feedback from residents with an interest in the area coined CP1, which includes more than 900 acres around Tolo Road, the Seven Oaks/ Interstate 5 interchange and land to the northwest, including Erickson Air-Crane. The City Council meeting begins at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 155 S. Second St. The process is part of a regional problem-solving effort being coordinated by the Rogue Valley Council of Governments to help cities determine the most appropriate areas in which they should grow over the next 20 years. Planning commission member Candy Fish encouraged citizens who have concerns or questions to attend the meeting to avoid any misunderstandings. Fish said nearly 30 residents attended a planning commission meeting this week to discuss CP1 becoming part of the city’s urban reserve. "We enjoyed all our input � it was mostly all positive, some negative," Fish said. "Some people are misled. They’re worried they’re going to instantly come into the city, but that’s not the case. "You scare people when you start saying ‘reserve’ but it’s not how it sounds. There are basically just areas of interest." Other council meetings in which urban growth reserve areas will be discussed include: March 27 � areas labeled by planners as CP5, which incorporate an L-shaped 58-acre parcel to the south of Scenic Road and east and west of Grant Road near the Twin Creeks Transit Oriented District. April 10 — an area of 22 acres, known as CP2, off Peninger Road near the fairgrounds (west of Bear Creek, north of Pine Street and east of Peninger Road). April 24 � 700-plus acres, or CP3, which lie in the city’s most likely direction of growth, along Table Rock Road (between Wilson Road, Gibbon Road, Upton Road and the Crater land lab). If selected, the area would surround the county fairgrounds on three sides. Humphrey said final decisions would not be made until a later date. For more information, call 664-3321. Buffy Pollock is a free-lance writer living in Medford. Printer Friendly Version Email Story to a Friend Subscribe Archive: Click to Search Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright © 1997-2003 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy Website Feedback A D V E R T I S E R S