Williams Draft Environmental Impact Report
Public Review Draft

Project Location

The City of Williams is located in Colusa County within the Central Valley between the first foothills of the Coast Range on the west and the Colusa Basin on the east. This community is a free-standing community at the intersection of Interstate 5 and State Route 20. The nearest communities of Maxwell, Colusa, and Arbuckle are located eight miles north, 11 miles east, and 12 miles south, respectively. The population in 2009 was estimated to be 5,287 people. The City is comprised of approximately 4.2 square miles.

Project Description:

Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the City of Williams has prepared a Draft Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR) to evaluate the environmental impacts resulting from implementation of the proposed General Plan Update. The General Plan Update will include the following seven State mandated elements: Land Use, Public Safety, Noise, Open Space and Conservation, Circulation, and Housing and one additional element Public Facilities and Growth Capacity have been included. The Open Space and Conservation elements were combined into one section with Parks to more comprehensively address these topics in a coordinated fashion. Public Facilities and Growth Capacity have been included as an element to provide the community with direction related to timely extension of adequate infrastructure, provision of quality public services, and a logical sequencing of future development.

The project analyzed in this Environmental Impact Report (EIR) is the adoption and long-term implementation of a comprehensive update and revision of the 1988 Williams General Plan. The Updated General Plan will serve as the blueprint for the City of Williams and will establish goals, policies, and programs for the long-term physical development, quality of life, and public safety in the community. The Updated General Plan includes a land use designation map (Figure 3.5) that replaces the land use designation map associated with the 1988 General Plan. The City has established 2030 as the horizon year for the Updated General Plan; in other words, the year by which the City would expect that policies and programs would ultimately be realized.

Public Comment Period

November 30, 2011 to January 13, 2012

The purpose of this notice is to inform local residents, institutions and other interested parties about the availability of the Draft Program EIR during the 45-day Public Comment period of November 30, 2011 through January 13, 2012. Should you decide to challenge the project, you be may limited to issues raised during the Public Comment period. Written comments on the Draft Program EIR must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on January 13, 2012. Submit written comments to:

Monica Stegall, Assistant City Planner
City of Williams
P.O. Box 310
Williams, CA 95987
Fax: 530.473.2445
Email: maguayo@cityofwilliams.org

Reviewing Locations

Copies of the Draft Program EIR are available for public review at the City of Williams, City Hall Council Chambers, 810 E Street, Williams, CA during regular business hours (Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. In addition, the Draft Program EIR can be viewed below.

Williams Draft Environmental Impact Report Public Review Draft:

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