Hoping to enlist some political clout to make the council reconsider, Kenji Yamada, who is affiliated with Concord Communities Alliance, went to the Democratic Party’s central committee on Thursday night and asked it to approve a resolution opposing Seeno’s selection. Unless the council majority changes direction, Seeno will be firmly in the driver’s seat to oversee construction of as many as 13,000 homes and millions of square feet of office and commercial space at the former naval weapons site – the equivalent of a small town. The lead development company, Discovery Builders, was established by a Seeno family member, as were development team members Lewis Concord Member, LLC and California Capital and Investment Group. In addition, Concord Communities Alliance is circulating petitions to “reverse the Seeno decision.” It has collected more than 1,700 signatures. Council members Carlyn Obringer and Laura Hoffmeister voted for rival Brookfield Partners.
Meanwhile, environmental group Save Mount Diablo is distributing flyers encouraging residents to contact the three council members – Mayor Tim McGallian, Vice Mayor Dominic Aliano and Councilman Edi Birsan – who voted to give Seeno the agreement. In an unusual move, a member of Seeno opposition group Concord Communities Alliance asked the Democratic Party of Contra Costa County’s central committee to throw its weight against the council members who voted in August to award an exclusive negotiating agreement to the Seeno companies for one of the biggest developments in East Bay history.
Concord, Seeno closing in on Naval Weapons Station agreementĬONCORD - Foes of the controversial Seeno family building companies are waging a last-ditch effort to pressure City Council members to do an about-face and reject the companies’ bid to become master developer of the former Concord Naval Weapons Station.
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