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Dixon answers questions about track
As reported by the Times Herald

DIXON, California - City officials have released responses to more than 100 public queries regarding a proposed horse racing and entertainment complex.

The facility, proposed by Magna Entertainment Corp., would occupy 260 acres in northeast Dixon. The racetrack and entertainment pavilion eventually would be joined by shopping and office facilities.

The questions and responses run the gamut - from why horse manure doesn't smell as bad as cow manure to how gambling will affect residents.

Most of the questions came from an anti-racetrack group called Dixon Citizens for Quality Growth. "I'm glad they've done an apparently comprehensive job answering questions," said group leader Gail Preston, who had not read the responses yet.
"I am personally glad we've completed the responses," City Manager Warren Salmons added. "In terms of timeliness, it's certainly within the timeframe of the mountains of information to look at. It's obviously long before a decision is made."

The City Council and Planning Commission are scheduled to hold back-to-back joint meetings to discuss the project early next month, and commissioners will review the draft environmental impact report at the end of November.

Depending on the question, answers came from city staff, racetrack developer Magna Entertainment Corp. or city-hired consultants.

In the case of the manure question, for example, the report includes an extensive scientific explanation of the composition of cow and horse manure, provided by EIP Associates, the EIR consultants.

Each individual writer will receive a direct response to his or her questions by mail or e-mail, Salmons added.
The packet of all the responses is available at City Hall or online at ci.dixon.ca.us.

In a related matter, a general plan amendment concerning traffic levels is scheduled for discussion by the city's Transportation Advisory Commission at 7 p.m. Wednesday at City Hall, 600 East A St.

The amendment, which could help ease one of the approvals necessary for the horse-racing complex, would change the general plan to allow for heavier traffic throughout Dixon, particularly downtown. It would allow the City Council to waive existing traffic standards.

"The question being asked is, where do we find balance in accommodating people who want to drive and other things we want to accomplish?" Salmons said. "Like being pedestrian-friendly and not having to blast away buildings so a driver can spend five seconds less at an intersection."

A recent environmental impact report on Magna's proposed Dixon Downs racetrack and entertainment facility found that the project would generate traffic outside the level currently authorized in the general plan.

"This is not being done for Dixon Downs. This is being done because the community really needs to talk about levels of service and whether we want to create and maintain the roadways needed to keep the (current) levels," Salmons said.
However, the proposed amendment would have an effect on both Dixon Downs and the Southwest housing development, Salmons said.