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Aptos Village Groundbreaking in February 2016

January 14, 2016 by Seb Frey

Groundbreaking
Aptos Village Groundbreaking Set for February

Mary Gourlay with Barry Swenson Builder today announced at the Aptos Chamber of Commerce meeting that the Aptos Village project groundbreaking will be held next month, in February 2016.  She remarked that the company has already started selective work on the site, and the winter grading permit is in hand.  According to Gourlay, there will be much more activity and news next month, and they are looking into having a groundbreaking party.

The company has a newsletter available via its web site, TheAptosVillage.com, and updates will be sent out to all subscribers as the project progresses.

Addressing some remarks by Supervisor Zach Friend at the meeting today, Gourlay noted that some of the housing at the new Aptos Village will be deed-restricted affordable housing, a  key concern for many area residents in the area.  In addition, most units are well suited for “aging in place” as many Aptos residents are interested in doing.

Filed Under: Developments, News, Real Estate Tagged With: Aptos Village, mary gourlay

Aptos Village Meeting on April 22

April 23, 2015 by Seb Frey

Community Meeting at the Rio Sands
The Rio Sands Hotel played host to the meeting

The Aptos Village Meeting on April 22 was held at the Rio Sands Hotel by the Rio del Mar Beach.  It was standing room only, with the room full to its limit, an estimated 150 people. The meeting was headed by 2nd District Supervisor Zach Friend and Mary Gourlay with Barry Swenson Builder. Extensive information was provided by Ron Duncan and Bruce Jaffe from the Soquel Creek Water District, and also Jack Sohriakoff, a senior traffic engineer with the county Public Works department.

At the beginning of the meeting, attendees were asked to write their questions down on cards, so they could be asked in an orderly and efficient fashion. Nevertheless, remarks by Friend, Gourlay and the other speakers would be peppered with spicy questions from the crowd throughout the evening.

Audio Recording of the Aptos Village Meeting on April 22

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The meeting opened with remarks from Supervisor Friend, who was quick to point out that the purpose of the meeting was not to discuss approval of the Aptos Village project, as it’s an “entitled project.” It has already gone through the entire approval process and was approved in 2012.

This meeting was intended as a way to receive public input on some modifications to the initially approved design, which the builder has submitted to the county for approval. Also, the meeting was designed to be a way to publicly discuss what will happen during construction, what will those impacts be, and how the county can communicate to make people’s lives in the area “less miserable” during construction. Also open for discussion were the water, traffic, and public safety impacts of the project.

Video from Aptos Village Meeting

Supervisor Friend explained that when the county initially approved the project, it allowed the builder some room to change a few things around within approved parameters. The county supervisors will be meeting to consider approval of the builder’s proposed “design modifications” at its meeting on May 5th, 2015, and members of the public are certainly welcome to attend.

After opening remarks from Supervisor Friend, Mary Gourlay went over a project map and explained what each building is. Considerable time was spent discussing the “design modifications” made to the project since it was initially approved.

Slides from the Presentation – Barry Swenson Builder

Slides from Barry Swenson Builder
Barry Swenson Builder has made a copy of the slides from their presentation available in a PDF document. You can download the developer’s slides from their web site here.

After the opening remarks by Friend and Gourlay, Supervisor Friend read through the questions that had been collected from the crowd. Many of the questions reflected the community’s concerns around the drought and the project’s water usage, as well as the impacts on traffic – both during construction and forever more. Other questions involved parking, affordable housing, site drainage and runoff, and more.

Supervisor Friend brought the meeting to an end a few minutes before 8:00 PM, but he and the other speakers remained after the meeting to answer questions from those who stayed late. More meetings are expected to be held in the future as the project progresses.

See also:

  • Additional Photos by RocketGirl
  • Aptos Village Project
  • Aptos Village update for Merchants
  • KION News Report
  • TheAptosVillage.com

Photo Gallery of Aptos Village Meeting

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Community Meeting at the Rio Sands
The Rio Sands Hotel played host to the meeting
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Aptos Village Community Meeting on April 22, 2015
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Filed Under: Developments, News, Real Estate Tagged With: Aptos Village, audio, barry swenson, drought, housing, jaffe, mary gourlay, nisene marks, public works, redevelopment, Sohriakoff, video, water, zach friend

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