“The reason this is important is that a significant impact should prompt a Prop FF vote in Poway.” “The point is, whatever method you select, the answer is a significant increase in trips,” Carruthers told the council. In the same way, if the numbers from the second study - using the CAPCOA method - were instead calculated using the SANDAG methodology, it would result in a 20% increase in average daily trips when compared to the data from the first study, he said. The initial traffic study used to calculate the total square footage allowed used the SANDAG methodology to calculate average daily trips, while the new method presented by Life Time was the California Air Pollution Control Officers Association (CAPCOA).Ĭarruthers told the council that his calculations showed that if the original numbers from the first SANDAG study were put through the CAPCOA methodology, it would result in an 11% increase in average daily trips when compared to the data offered from the second study using CAPCOA. Nick Carruthers discussed the traffic study that city officials said justifies the large increase in size for the fitness center. Residents applauded and cheered after Weller completed his presentation. They’ll know exactly what they’re voting on, and exactly what they’ll end up with.” Any modifications will only be reductions, no increases in anything. McNamara, who was not at the meeting, said in the video that what he had put up for vote “is not casual, this is precisely what we’re going to build. Weller also played a video interview with Kevin McNamara, commercial developer for The Farm. The project would include a cafe and bistro as well as a center offering equipment for cardio and strength training, studios offering classes, swimming areas and space for six pickleball courts or three tennis courts. On March 7, Christopher Campbell, development manager for Life Time, presented renderings of the proposed fitness center at a pre-development conference with the City Council. “I understand smaller and more local is not always the easier and quickest and most financially rewarding option, but doing the right thing is a rough road,” Weller said. Instead, the developer has proposed Life Time, which is nearly 10 times bigger than what Poway residents initially voted for, he said. No action item was scheduled, so council members did not comment on the residents’ claims.Įric Weller told the council he was under the impression that when he voted for The Farm development that a much smaller fitness center would be built. The facility is expected to open in 2025.You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Pomerado News. Life Time Fitness expects to begin construction on the facility in 2024.
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