A long-looming appendage on Fresno’s southeastern flank has been chopped down to size before it could even reach the operating table.
For several years under the Dyer administration, city staff has been assembling the necessary planning and environmental documents to get a massive housing and commercial development ready for liftoff that would pave the way for up to 45,000 new homes across a 9,000-acre area just outside Fresno’s existing borders.
But during a workshop about SEDA (short for Southeast Development Area ) given by city planning staff at last week’s Fresno City Council meeting, it soon became apparent the proposal enjoyed less-than-enthusiastic support…