Voters To Decide On New Downtown Livermore Hotel This Primary

LIVERMORE, CA — Livermore voters will decide the fate of the Wine Country hotel project at the Bankhead Project this March.

A "yes" vote on Measure P means plans to build the hotel would proceed. A "no" vote scraps the project.

Developer 2205 Railroad Avenue LLC seeks to get building permits for the project at the corner of Railroad and South Livermore avenues by May 2021 and open by November 2022.

The hotel would include up to 135 rooms, up to 2,000 square feet of conference space, a bar and lounge, pool and courtyard, public rooftop deck and fitness center. Plans also include a public street along the sides of the hotel, loading and drop-off spaces, disabled parking and more, according to an analysis of Measure P performed by City Attorney Jason R. Alcaca.

Opponents claim the hotel was mediocre and "not worthy" of the downtown or wine country areas, there was not enough parking to support the hotel, a park should instead sit at the site and the hotel was in conflict with a public-designed Central Park Plan.

Mayor John Marchand asked the public last year to reject the Central Park Plan, Pleasanton Weekly reported.

Supporters say rejecting the Central Park Plan and approving Measure P will mean less delay in improving downtown Livermore, more parking, less dense housing and better traffic circulation.

The council approved plans for the hotel in July 2019 but 7,244 opponents petitioned to put Measure P on the ballet.

Read the hotel plans here. Rebuttal arguments from supporters and opponents can be found here.

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