March 10, 2008
Soledad wary of prison proposal
Soledad Mayor Richard Ortiz said Kanalakis' presentation didn't receive "a good review." "How does the city feel about it?" he said. "It doesn't feel that great about developing that prison." While Ortiz said the city would have welcomed a facility on the county-owned land that already houses two prisons, the Camphora Gloria Road site is "just a stone's throw from the city of Soledad." It's also within Soledad's sphere of influence, an area slated for future growth in the city's general plan.
Both sites would place the re-entry facility too close to Soledad residents, he said, potentially endangering them. "I think there was interest, but also concerns," Kanalakis said. "I tried to address those concerns as best as I could, but I got a sense that they felt that they might be looked at like a dumping ground."
LINK - TheCalifornian.com (Salinas Californian)
