Finally, after months of debate, reshaping and controversy, the Los Cerritos Wetlands deal is going before the Long Beach City Council next week.
The land exchange is listed on the Tuesday meeting agenda as a deal to swap 13.4 acres of city land for 37.77 acres of the wetlands. This is an increase on both ends from the previous proposal to swap the city's 12.1-acre public service yard for 33.7 acres of the 175-acre Bixby Ranch portion of the wetlands.
What exactly those extra acres constitute remains to be seen. The agenda contains no staff reports or other documents. That's not unheard of for council agendas. Presumably, later this week they will add the full report and a copy of the actual wetlands exchange contract, which will be available online through the city's Legistar program. Click here for a list of items from the agenda through which you can link to supporting documentation, reports and legislative history.
We'll be keeping an eye out for the full wetlands documentation and will let our readers know when it is available.
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