Hearing on Target shopping center Tuesday

<p>The Petaluma Planning Commission will hold a public hearing Tuesday, Aug. 25 on the draft environmental impact report for East Washington Place, a proposed Target-anchored shopping center.</p><!-- Nothing to do. The paragraph has already been output --><p>The draft EIR, released this summer, evaluates the 380,000-square-foot development proposal for the former Kenilworth Junior High School site at East Washington Street and Highway 101.</p><p>In addition to Target, the project would include several large retail spaces, along with smaller shops featuring second-story offices.</p><p>The draft EIR recommends developer Regency Centers enhance a pedestrian plaza area and improve bicycle access to lessen the project's impact on air emissions and traffic.</p><p>The Planning Commission meeting begins at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 11 English St.</p><p>— Argus-Courier</p>