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Delta tunnel project up for Solano County board review Todd R. Hansen

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Crews remove flood debris from Suisun Creek along Interstate 80 in Fairfield, Friday.

Storm shuts down lane on I-80, some county, city roads, downs trees

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FAIRFIELD — A number of roads were closed around Solano County due to the storm that soaked the area Thursday into Friday, including one lane on westbound Interstate 80 that was closed several hours Friday due to water and debris, but overall officials said the results could have been much worse. But there was a reprieve of sorts Saturday with generally

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light rainfall in and around central Solano County. “Public Works responded multiple times overnight for flooding throughout the county. At this point we have closed two roads, most notably is Suisun Parkway in Fairfield, and Canright Road near Rio Vista. We did respond to one tree

that blocked Pleasants Valley Road for a while early (Friday) morning, but it is now cleared. We will continue the cleanup efforts throughout the weekend and prep for the next storm,” Kacy Bowers, operational manager for county Public Works, said in an email Friday to the Board of Supervisors that was made available to the Daily Republic. Other downed trees were reported across the county, but mainly on private properties. See Storm, Page A9

Fairfield-Suisun artists share work during annual Suisun Valley event Susan Hiland

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SUISUN VALLEY — Local artists relished a chance Saturday to show off their skills as painters, photographers, potters and woodworkers at Village 360, where the second annual Spring Forward Art & Demo Days entertained visitors. Dennis Ariza of the Fairfield-Suisun City Visual Arts Association hosted the event with 14 artists coming to share their work. He was nervous Saturday, waking at 3 a.m. to worry about the details for the day. “We had some cancellations, so I did a booth myself. I hadn’t been planning on it,” he said. Nobody was interested in doing a demo, but there were still plenty of things to see. The first floor of Village

360 was filled with booths. Artists offered acrylic, oil and watercolor paintings, jewelry, fused glass, ceramics, photography, mixed media and laser cut wood designs for sale, and were more than willing to talk about their art. “The goal today is to enjoy ourselves, have some fun and maybe sell some work,” Ariza said. The name Spring Forward is in honor of daylight saving time, which begins Sunday. Ariza wanted to do a theme with a focus on spring and thought that was a nice play on words. The Fairfield-Suisun City Visual Arts Association is still growing and is planning to open a third gallery March 26 at Rockville Corners. “It is a going to be at the Salon Collective,” he said. “They have a blank wall that is huge See Artists, Page A9

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Council reviews Southtown project to ward off costly lawsuit Daily Republic Staff

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VACAVILLE — Issues surrounding the Southtown Planned Development, including rescinding a denial of an environmental impact report and consideration of approving the project, come before the City Council on Tuesday as the city seeks to bring an end to a lawsuit that could cost the city in excess of $1 million. The Southtown Apartments are proposed for the northwest corner of Leisure Town Road and Redstone Parkway. A staff report outlines what has transpired to date.

The Southtown Apartments project was approved Aug. 16 by the Planning Commission. The City Council on Nov. 15 conducted a public hearing to consider the appeals of the Planning Commission’s decision and voted 6-1 to grant the appeal challenging the project and denied the Southtown Apartments project application. TA Leisure Town LLC, the project applicant, sued the city Dec. 20 in Solano County Superior Court. TA Leisure Town LLC and the city reached a settlement agreement. Key provisions of the settlement include: See Council, Page A9

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Visitors check out the woodworking of one of the artists during the Spring Forward Art and Demo Days event at Village 360 in Fairfield, Saturday.

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FAIRFIELD — Solano County supervisors are scheduled Tuesday to receive an update on the latest Delta tunnel project. “The Delta Conveyance Project is the latest iteration of an isolated conveyance by the state Department of Water Resources to remove freshwater flows from the Delta for use in central and Southern California,” the staff report to the board states. “The (Delta Conveyance Project) includes

constructing a 45-mile long, 39-foot diameter tunnel under the Delta with new diversions in the North Delta that have a capacity to divert up to 6,000 cubic feet (of water) per second and operating new conveyance facilities that would add to the existing State Water Project infrastructure.” The board meets at 9 a.m. in the first-floor chamber of the government center, 675 Texas St., in Fairfield. A closed session, for negotiations for property

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