PUBLIC NOTICE

Moraga Canyon Sports Fields Project

Notice is hereby given that the City of Piedmont Planning Commission will hold a public hearing regarding the Moraga Canyon Sports Fields Project pursuant to City Council direction given at their public hearing of December 6, 2010. The hearing will be held on Thursday, February 24, 2011 at 6:30 pm in the City Council Chambers, 120 Vista Avenue, Piedmont, CA. > Click to read more…

A letter on Legal Fees Related to the Moraga Canyon Sports Fields: > Click to read more…

A Press Release received from Friends of Moraga Canyon:

Piedmont and Oakland residents will gather at Blair Park on Moraga Ave. on Saturday, Feb. 12, at 1 p.m. to get the facts about the proposed Moraga Canyon Sports Fields at Blair Park and to show support for saving the last remaining open space in Piedmont. > Click to read more…

January 21 was the original expected installation date for the Moraga Canyon sports fields story poles with verification by Moran Engineering scheduled for the week of January 24.  The City received an email on Friday, January 21 from the project proponents advising > Click to read more…

The Moraga Canyon Sports Fields Complex (also known as Blair Park) is on a fast track for review by the City’s commissions.  According to the January 5 Minutes of the Park Commission, the project is on the agenda of both the Park Commission and the Planning Commission in February.  The Park Commission hearing was originally scheduled for February 2, but was rescheduled for February 17, 2011 at 5:30 pm in the City Hall after the story poles are erected.  The Planning Commission hearing is scheduled for February 24 at 6:30pm. > Click to read more…

Golden Gate Audubon Society has written a strong letter to Piedmont City Council and Commissions opposing  the proposed development of sports fields in Blair Park.  The full text is provided here: > Click to read more…

On Friday, February 4, story poles are currently scheduled to be installed adjacent to Moraga Avenue to indicate some aspects of the proposed construction for the Blair Park sports facilities.  Piedmont residents can view the poles from Coaches Field or Alta Avenue or Abbott Way, as well as Moraga Avenue.   > Click to read more…

On Wednesday, January 19th, the Piedmont Recreation Commission will hold a public hearing on the Moraga Canyon Sports Fields Project at 7:30 PM in the Piedmont City Council Chambers, City Hall, 120 Vista Avenue.

The Piedmont City Council certified the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR), on Dec. 6, 2010.  At their meeting on January 19th,  the Piedmont Recreation Commission will consider the following: > Click to read more…

Summary of the December 8th School Board discussion and decision on Witter Field Use provided by June Monach, School Board Member:

The Board unanimously approved a proposal developed by the District’s administration to expand Sunday use of the Witter Fields. The proposal was developed in response to increasing demand for play fields for youth sports and neighborhood complaints around unauthorized organized use of the facilities. > Click to read more…

The second hearing on the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Moraga Canyon sports field project attracted significant community input.  Among submissions from the public were form letters supporting the project, as well as individual letters from residents of Piedmont and Oakland for and against, and from the Oakland Community and Economic Development Agency Deputy Director Eric Angstadt urging the Council not to certify the EIR.  Materials: Read all 51 letters here.  View the Kieran Turan “before and after“ animated illustration of the proposed project, which simulates the views while driving along Moraga with the berm wall and parking lots. View site drawing.  See hearing video. > Click to read more…