"The petition focuses on the city’s adoption of its General Plan Housing Element Update, which identified a number of additional parking lots that the city intends to redevelop into residences. The lawsuit does not focus on any one particular lot."

The petition by Citizens for a Better Eureka against the City of Eureka was filed today. 

Security National spokesperson Gail Rymer and I just spoke. 

"The petition focuses on the city’s adoption of its General Plan Housing Element Update, which identified a number of additional parking lots that the city intends to redevelop into residences. The lawsuit does not focus on any one particular lot," said Ms. Rymer.

"CEQA requires government agencies to consider the environmental consequences of their actions before approving plans and policies or committing to a course of action on a project. The City did not analyze the potential environmental impacts of its decision to redevelop numerous parking lots, as it was required to do under CEQA. CEQA provides a process for the petitioners and other interested parties to question the city’s decision and require more thorough studies be conducted before moving forward."

"The petitioners understand the city is under significant pressure to comply with state regional housing allocation requirements and support the development of housing that is accessible to City residents at all income levels. But the impacts to existing businesses and residents must also be considered."

"Businessowners have met with the city and offered alternative locations to the needed parking lots downtown, but the council has chosen to move forward with the parking lot locations. The petitioners want the city to work with them and all businessowners and residents on a sustainable solution to meeting the housing needs."

I have the petition and exhibits but am not posting the entire document and two exhibits. For those who wish to read the entire document, it is available at the courthouse and I am sure it will be posted online.

Most of my readers and several people have read my previous coverage on the petition and related posts in the last couple of days. If you have not, links are provided below. I don't know if the City of Eureka Attorney Autumn Luna will comment on the filing but I have reached out to her and Eureka Manager Miles Slattery.

Mr. Slattery responded, "Sorry John but we cannot comment on pending litigation. "

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