Daily Republic: Friday, December 17, 2021

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Solano reports 44 new Covid cases; one more death A3

Warriors push back Klay Thompson’s return date B1

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Rural poultry ranch, winery, garbage station get county OK Todd R. Hansen

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A construction crewman raises the last beam for the KC-46A 3-bay hangar during a topping out ceremony at Travis Air Force Base, Nov. 16. Topping out is a builder’s

tradition where the last beam is placed at the peak of the structure being built. The hangar will be utilized for maintenance of the jets upon its completion in 2023.

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Base commander gives supervisors quick, thorough report on all things Travis Matt Miller

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FAIRFIELD — Col. Corey A. Simmons, commander of the 60th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, gave the Solano County Board of Supervisors a “three and a half minute” presentation Tuesday, full of information about what the future entails at the base and details on two historic events that happened the two previous years. Simmons said that $500 million will be spent at Travis the next two years, the biggest expense being the conversion from the KC-10s to the KC-46s, the new hangar and all that goes into that transition. Some $240 million will go to that effort. Other major construction will also include a Navy Take Charge and Move Out facility. TACAMO

is a flight system of survivable communication links designed to be used as a link between decision-makers and the triad of strategic nuclear weapon delivery systems around the world. The base is also in negotiations to upgrade the simmons runway, which Simmons said “is a lot of concrete,” some 150 feet by 10,000 feet to be exact. There are also plans to do $75 million in improvements to the aerial port to “make it the kind of operation we need to take care of business.” Simmons also thanked the supervisors for helping to make $70,000 in improvements outside of the base near to the North Gate to help with access on that side of the installation.

Some events happening in 2022 include a California Commanders Conference in the spring at Travis with all base commanders in the state meeting together. Simmons also will lead a Travis State of the Base presentation Feb. 11. Exercise missions will also take place on the base in April. Simmons announced that the Travis Air Show will return May 14-15. “That is really exciting for us,” Simmons said of the air show. “We are looking forward to doing that, to be able to hold an open house and open our door to the public.” Two events in the past two years stood out in the base’s mission, Simmons said. See Travis, Page A6

Vaca council halts Allison Drive affordable housing mega-plex Lobs it back to Planning Commission K aty St. Clair

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VACAVILLE — A proposed affordable housing complex that would be built at the junction of Allison Drive and Nut Tree Parkway has been grounded by the City Council after several members raised concerns Tuesday about the project. The proposed complex would be 100% “affordable” housing, though affordability would be measured in various ways throughout the

site. Rents would be set at 30, 50, 60 and 80% below area median income, or AMI in development speak. None of the council members expressed oppo- sullivan sition to the affordable housing aspect of the project. Rather, several council members expressed concerns with a lack of parking, the need for more storage and recreation space, and other issues that they said they see at other high-density, lower-income residences. The project was unanimously approved by the Planning Commission but its next stop was

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council approval, which failed. A motion was taken to have the city meet with the developer to address the council’s concerns and then send it through the Planning Department again. The developer at this point has the option to just bow out completely, as City Manager Aaron Busch pointed out. The developer, CFY Development, has proposed a 187-unit, sixstory building complex that would contain primarily one bedrooms and studios that cater to working professionals, singles and smaller families. The staff

report presented to the council states the project would also contain 45 two-bedroom units. Though there would be 187 units, there would only be 130 parking spaces available. Vice Mayor Nolan Sullivan was the first to raise questions, though he was clear that he supports the building of more affordable housing in Vacaville. “I’m very supportive of this project,” he said. “I think it’s exactly the density we need.” But Sullivan pointed out problems he sees in other high-density, lower-income apartment complexes that were built several years ago, such

See Rural, Page A6

Marina Village apartment plan gets approval Amy Maginnis-Honey

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SUISUN CITY — The Planning Commission approved the site plan and architectural review application in a 4-0 vote Tuesday to build 160 apartment units at the southeast corner of Marina Boulevard and Buena Vista Avenue. There are two vacancies on the commission. The Marina Village Apartments project is described as a 100% affordable housing development. It will offer affordable rental units restricted to households earning 30 to 70% of the area median income. The development will consist of nine three-story garden-style residential buildings, a community building and a laundry building. The majority of public

commenters were concerned about how the development would affect traffic in that area. Many motorists travel Buena Vista Avenue to Marina Boulevard to access Highway 12. During commute and school hours, traffic can back up on Buena Vista and Railroad Avenue. The primary site access will be located adjacent to the management office, along the western edge of the site, connecting to Marina Boulevard through a right-turn-only driveway. Secondary site access will be located at the northeastern corner of the development, connecting to Buena Vista Avenue through a new driveway. An eastbound right-turn pocket is included at the proBuena Vista posed See Marina, Page A6

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INDEX  Arts B4  | Classifieds B6  | Comics A7, B5  | Crossword A8, B4 Obituaries A4  | Opinion B3  | Sports B1  |  TV Daily A7, B5 WEATHER  52 | 34  Sunny. Five-day forecast on B10.

FAIRFIELD — Use permits for a poultry ranch on Bulkley Road, a winery and tasting room on Morrison Lane and a garbage disposal transfer station on Schroeder Road were all approved Thursday by the Solano County zoning administrator. The poultry ranch includes breeding and sales of laying hens and the construction of nine new buildings at 8444 Bulkley Road, located about 4.5 miles east of Dixon. The applicant was Ed Vega. The property owner is listed as Jorge E. Vega-Zambrano. “There will be two brooder houses (4,320 square feet) to raise the breeding chickens from 0-16 weeks old, when they will be transferred to seven laying houses (6,720 square feet) for fertile eggs to be collected. Fertile eggs will be transported to the hatchery, where they will be incubated and hatched, and

transported to the customers location,” the staff report states. As many as 18,000 chickens will be located on the site at any one time, and 60 cubic yards of manure will be transported off site each month for use as compost or fertilizer. n n n The use permit for the 2,400-square-foot Rosalynd winery and tasting room at 2212 Morrison Lane in Suisun Valley allows David White to develop a “mediumsized, non-marketing special events facility.” The site has been limited to six special events each year at the existing winery. The new permit allows for 12 events. The property is serviced with well water. n n n Allan Calder, the county planning manager sitting as the zoning administrator, also gave his approval to the permit application by EQ Industrial Ser-

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