The Amador Observer

Another big crowd voiced their opinions at the July 24th meeting of the Jackson City Council in regards to changing the Commercial zoning of the 58 acre Surian property which is the proposed location for Home Depot and several other large retail stores. In the end, the Council approved a motion to retain the C-2 Commercial Zoning.

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It was standing room only and the public’s opinion was in full force at a special July 5^th meeting of the Jackson Planning Commission. The special workshop was prompted by local resident Thorton Consolo who requested that the current C-2 commercial zoning for the 58 acres be reconsidered by the City. This property is owned by the Surian family and is located adjacent to the Kennedy Mine along Highway 49 in north Jackson. The possibility that this land could become the location for a 136,000 Home Depot and up to 4 other large retail establishments has created an extraordinary amount of public concern to prevent this project.

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The next meeting of the Jackson Planning Commission on July 27th could be a lively one. On the agenda is the issue of establishing an "LRE size ordinance" for the City of Jackson as proposed by the Amador County Citizens for Smarth Growth (ACSG) group.
An "LRE" is the acronym for "Large Retail Establishment", also known as a "big box store".
The ACSG has proposed that one of the ways for Jackson to control growth is to limit the square foot size of any new retail store. The idea is to avoid the problems encountered by other communities in regards to losing its character and small business base.

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