October 27, 2009
Environmental review launched for proposed boys school conversion
Officials from the state and the three neighboring counties who are working to convert the former El Paso de Robles Youth Correctional Facility into a low-level, adult inmate prison, Cal Fire camp and new re-entry facility convened at the Paso Robles Library/Hall Conference Center last week to launch public scoping meetings for an Environmental Impact Report being developed for the proposed Paso Robles property.
Environmental work for the project, which sits on 160 acres at 4545 Airport Road, will include identifying possible traffic impacts to Airport Road and address other environmental issues including water, the effects of a lethal fence around its perimeter on bird deaths and the overall impact of the project on recreation citywide.
Only about five members of the public including former El Paso de Robles Youth Correctional Facility superintendent Dave Bacigalupo and other former boys school employees were in attendance for the meeting…
LINK - PasoRoblesPress.com
