First of two parts
Here is why City Manager John Nachbar laughed, hollowly, while fielding the question of whether the second day of a death-bed watch over the Redevelopment Agency felt any more encouraging.
“Anytime you have a bill that has been drafted, written and passed by a legislature that usually carries some complexities with it, and it never has been implemented before…
“No one knows for sure exactly how certain questions are going to be resolved.
“For example, the Agency owns the Kirk Douglas Theatre and parking garages, too. It sounds as if what is supposed to happen is some kind of logical transition.
“Certain assets should go to the appropriate entity. It may be that some assets will end up being transferred to the city.
“This looks as if it is going to be a sorting-out period because none of what I just mentioned is clear to anyone.
“When you go through the sorting out, it is likely people will take things to court. There are bound to be differences of opinion.
“It doesn’t look any better today. I think it is devastating, and it is going to be a mess. It will take some time to sort out.”
Does Mr. Nachbar expect City Hall to be reduced to stand-by status?
“I am confident we are going to be pressing our local legislators,” the City Manager said.
“Probably what is most important right now is to try and convince members of the legislature and Gov. Brown that some form of redevelopment should be reinstated. That is the most important tack for us to be taking.”
(To be continued)
