PG&E To Build New Office Building in SLO
SLO’s largest employer,utility giant PG&E,plans to build a new 10,600 sf office building near the San Luis Obispo airport. PG&E spokesperson Blair Jones says the single story building “will support the Diablo Canyon power plant” noting there is little room at the plant site itself for such a complex.
“We need more workspace” says Jones adding that the office will also be a emergency response center for the utility.
A county staff report says the office will house some 26 workers. The company already employs more than 1500 in the county now.
Jones expects the office to open in2014.
The new office will be located at Kendall Rd and Prospect in the county adjacent the city’s southern boundary. The county planning commission approved the project at their June 7 meeting.
New Winery In Works Near Pozo
The SLO county planning commission approved a minor use permit for a 1900sf winery and tasting room at their June 7 meeting. The facility,Pozo Valley Winery, would produce an estimated 10,000 cases of wine from both on and off site grapes. The facility located on Pozo Rd near the village of Pozo will be allowed to hold 6 special events a year for up to 80 people. Planner Holly Phipps says she is working on about five more winery permits in the works, on the smaller side.
Work On EIR For Atascadero’s “Eagle Ranch Project Underway
The City of Atascadero is processing an EIR and specific plan for Eagle Ranch , an annexation of 3430 acres at the south end of town, currently a cattle ranch.The project would include 494 single family lots, 93 multi dwelling units and a 100 room hotel. The EIR is in the early stage.
Construction of Ayres Hotel In Paso Underway
Construction of the new Ayres Hotel and Resort in Paso Robles is underway. The big project is a 134,000 sf, 172 room resort hotel with a wellness/spa facility, conference room, restaurant, wine tasting/retail boutique, and ancillary parking, landscaping, gardens, orchards and vineyards. Morro Bay contractor Ecobaun Construction is overseeing the earth work in progress now.