BURBANK COUNCIL SEEKS ANOTHER SITE WHOLE FOODS PLAN REJECTED.Byline: EUGENE TONG Staff Writer BURBANK -- A planned Whole Foods Market in the Rancho area has been rejected, but the City Council hopes it can corral corral a small fenced-in enclosure with high, wooden fences, suitable for holding cattle or horses. corral system a management system in which range cattle are put into corrals and fed hay for a period when the environment is most another. A 3-2 vote late Tuesday night shot down the controversial market proposed in the Rancho equestrian equestrian a rider of horses. district, a victory for residents who feared a traffic nightmare. Rancho resident Roman Gora, who helped organize the opposition, relished the outcome. "I'm mainly appreciative that the council understand the uniqueness of the Rancho and concerns of the neighborhood," Gora said. "We wish Whole Foods well in finding a new location." Still, the council unanimously urged city staff to help the developer find another location. "I would hope that Whole Foods wouldn't fold its tent," said Mayor Todd Campbell, who supported the store. "We desperately want a Whole Foods in Burbank." Besides Campbell, Councilman Jef Vander Borght supported the market, while David Golonski, Marsha Ramos and David Gordon David Gordon may refer to:
The rejection of the market proposed for 901 W. Alameda Alameda (ăləmē`də, –mā`də), city (1990 pop. 76,459), Alameda co., W central Calif., on an island just off the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay; settled 1850, inc. as a city 1884. Ave. came despite several attempts by the developer to reduce the store size to 52,340 square feet from 59,500 square feet, and to create a fund -- $25,000 to $100,000 -- to address traffic, equestrian safety and other concerns in a community where houses come with backyard stables. "It's a little disheartening dis·heart·en tr.v. dis·heart·ened, dis·heart·en·ing, dis·heart·ens To shake or destroy the courage or resolution of; dispirit. See Synonyms at discourage. when you have such a great product, and when you have gone through the process dictated by the city ... and be told it doesn't work," said Michael Hastings Michael Hastings may refer to:
Michael Besancon, the Austin, Texas-based grocer's Southern Pacific Region president, said Wednesday the company will try to find other locations in Burbank. "While we'd like to partner with the city of Burbank for this project, we respect that the community has spoken," he said in a prepared statement. The nearest Whole Foods are in Glendale and Sherman Oaks. eugene.tong(at)dailynews.com (818) 546-3304 |
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