Berkeley Lab Info Meeting Comes Monday

will offer insight into how the public can weigh in about the idea of a Berkeley research facility one day replacing Golden Gate Fields.

The racetrack is that could become the second campus for the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. In the coming months, university officials, and a paid consultant for the city, will hear from Albany residents about whether or not they support the idea.

Public support is one of the key factors the university will use to decide which of the sites it will choose. 

Public meetings have been scheduled with for the last weekend in July, according to .

Pollard said there will also be public meetings in September and October to discuss the plans and engage the public. 

THE DETAILS

Tiger said she will share the details of these meetings at several committee meetings in July, including at Monday's Waterfront Committee meeting. 

Pollard said earlier this week that a letter has been sent to every Albany address which includes frequently asked questions about the proposal.

She added that the Voices to Vision website will be "reengaged" as a place to collect and share community input. 

There will also be an information session organized by the Berkeley Lab on Aug. 3, where site developers will present their proposal for Golden Gate Fields. The meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Albany Community Center. 

For those who want to know even more, there's a July 14 meeting, at 6 p.m. at the North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst Ave., that will include a presentation about the second campus by the lab's Community Advisory Group. 

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

In January, the University of California issued a Request for Qualifications on behalf of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory inviting interested parties to propose sites that might be suitable for a second laboratory location.

The proposed second campus is an effort to consolidate programs that are currently in leased spaces spread throughout the Bay Area; provide room for future growth; and provide long-term cost savings.

On May 9, the university released a list of six possible sites for the proposed campus. They "were chosen based on their ability to meet multiple criteria in the RFQ, including a location within 20 to 25 minutes of the original campus, land capacity to accommodate potential future growth, and easy access to public transportation and other amenities," according to information posted on the lab's website.

A decision on a preferred site is scheduled for late November, with occupancy scheduled for 2016. 

Read more about the proposed second campus on the Berkeley Lab's website.

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