• UPDATE 8/28/07: As reported in the Alameda Journal, the development of a Master Plan for the Beltline has been delayed because the legal disposition of the property is still uncertain. However, the City had been prepared to decide the future uses of the Beltline, and a shocking number of development plans were already under consideration. All ideas under consideration involved development of the property—versus preserving it as a natural habitat and/or a passive park. Measure E supporters, who mostly voted for the concept of a passive park and/or nature preserve, should prepare to get very involved in the development process if and when the property is deeded back to the City. Otherwise, under the auspices of the City’s Park and Rec department, an outside consulting firm—MIG (Moore Iacofano Goltsman)—will devote the entire space to development.
• UPDATE 7/6/07: The City of Alameda came one step closer to a possible win against the Beltline when Superior Court Judge Jon Tigar rejected the Beltline’s most recent request for a new trial. Judge Tigar ruled last year that the City had the right to purchase the land for $966,027 based on the contract it made with the City when it acquired the land in 1924. The railroad appealed last year’s decision asserting that the City could only buy the land back to run a railroad. The Judge disagreed. The railroad has 30 days to file another appeal. If you have any questions, please contact Donna Mooney, the Acting City Attorney.
• UPDATE 11/22/06: The railroad had 90 days to try to persuade the court to change his decision. That time period is over and the judge has again ruled in Alameda's favor in the Beltline Railyard case. Now it will be appealed to the appeals court, and then to the state supreme court, so we should have a final decision in about 18 months.
• UPDATE 10/20/06: The Beltline court case has been won in favor of the City — ALMOST. The Belt Line is appealing, but the City is confident it will prevail and be able to purchase the land. For details, please refer to the Alameda Sun’s October 5, 2006 issue: Belt Line Dispute Rehashed in Court.
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• UPDATE 10/20/06: The Alameda City Council committed funds to purchase the Belt Line property. Mayor Beverly Johnson and the council plan the formation of a community task force to discuss its development when the case is final and we get the deed. For details, please refer to the Alameda Sun’s October 5, 2006 issue: Council Proposes Belt Line Task Force.
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Questions? Call Debra Arbuckle at 510-522-8312.
• UPDATE 11/4/05: The Beltline court case has been continued until Friday April 7, 2006.
• Click here to read the court calendar for the Superior Court in Oakland to hear the Beltline case. David Brandt said that things are looking good. They now have not only a forensic Accountant on the case but they also have Charles "Chuck" Montange, Attorney at Law from Seattle who knows everything there is to know about the railroads and has litigated several successful cases.
• The City of Alameda has compiled a draft of the Cross Alameda Trail Feasibility Study and has posted it on the City's web site. (www.ci.alameda.ca.us/publicworks/crossalameda.html) SCROLL DOWN to find the links to the Chapters in pdf. The proposed Cross Alameda Trail would connect Alameda Point with the Miller-Sweeney (Fruitvale) Bridge, and has the potential to link together major destinations and redevelopment areas along Alameda's northern shore.
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