A large new government office building, filled with 600 skilled wage earners, would seem to be a blessing for the economically depressed Sacramento region.<\/p>\n
But some are treating a proposal to build one alongside the American River Parkway as a curse.<\/p>\n
State and federal agencies want to build a high-security, 200,000-square-foot nerve center for California flood protection on a 25-acre parcel next to the state-operated Nimbus Fish Hatchery in Rancho Cordova.<\/p>\n
Critics, who range from the area’s congressman to nearby homeowners, condemn the project as inappropriate for the American River Parkway, the region’s most treasured and scenic recreational asset.<\/p>\n
There are looming questions about whether it makes sense to park a flood-control headquarters next to a flood-prone river downstream of Folsom Dam, the region’s largest.<\/p>\n
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