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*A-14 The Modesto Bee / www.modbee.com THE BACK PAGE SUNDAY, JULY 3, 2011
COLLEGE PARK
BEE PROGRESS REPORT “Nothing has happened except
CONNECTED About half of Gerry Kamilos’ major projects have succeeded. He says all remain viable and will proceed when the economy recovers. for community college portable
modbee.com trailers and a water tank. I
Project Location Acres Homes Stores Other Status think the timing was just bad.
FESTIVE FOURTH? But Gerry was great to work
College Park Mountain House, Campus, water tanks with. Everything we asked, he
SEND IN YOUR PICS San Joaquin Co. 815 2,400 140 acres College campus built; no businesses did and did it right away. He
Setting off safe and sane sounded like someone concerned
fireworks in your neighborhood? Mariposa Lakes Stockton, San Joaquin Co. 3,800 10,500 700 acres Transit station, schools, Stalled by lawsuit
parks, lakes, college about every single detail, like
We’d love to see photos! Send
Metro Air Park Sacramento International he’s in it for the long haul.
your digital images for possible
Airport, Sacramento Co. 2,000 None Yes Industrial Stalled by economy He didn’t bring a lot of ego to
use in The Bee and online. Go to
www.modbee.com, mouse over the table.”
to the “Multimedia” tab and click Woodland Park Woodland, Yolo Co. 600 None None Industrial Stalled by economy — Jon Moore, deputy director
“submit photos/video.” of community development,
East Elk Grove Elk Grove, Sacramento Co. 1,440 4,300 23 acres Parks, schools Complete San Joaquin County
“He was always at the site,
MOST READ East Franklin Elk Grove, Sacramento Co. 2,500 10,100 53 acres Parks, schools 85 percent done
trouble-shooting. He took a
The most-viewed stories personal interest, which is rare.
Saturday on modbee.com: Vineyard Springs South Sacramento Co. 2,650 6,300 Small strips Public golf course 70 percent done
He’s so quiet that people
1. Child injured in Modesto misunderstand, but he’s pretty
hit-and-run; suspect arrested Plumas Lake Yuba Co. 5,300 6,000 475 acres Parks, schools Complete (Kamilos'
1,400-acre portion) passionate when it comes to
2. Hot times ahead for valley Sacramento State fair, NBA arena, education. Kamilos delivered,
3. Modesto, Stanislaus Convergence Sacramento (Kings-Cal Expo) 565 8,500 None 12,000 jobs Rejected every step of the way.”
neighborhoods end lawsuit — Jesse Garza-Roderick, dean,
4. Hiker tried saving fellow hiker West Park Crows Landing, Industrial-business Environmental San Joaquin Delta College
on Yosemite bridge Stanislaus Co. 2,800 None None park, inland port studies ongoing South Campus
5. Modesto area Fourth of July Sources: The Kamilos Cos.; Bee research at Mountain House
activities guide MARIPOSA LAKES
THE BEE
“The project was just pie in the
COMING UP KAMILOS apart when Cal Expo didn’t
bite. Gerry Kamilos has developments under way in several counties
sky from end to end. Stockton
was so hungry for developer
IN THE BEE CONTINUED FROM A-1
Of 10 Kamilos projects re-
viewed by The Bee, the are-
in Northern California. Some include industrial or business park
components.
money that the City Council
voted in favor, not knowing what
People familiar with Ka- na proposal represents his Metro Air Park: they were getting. Kamilos came
milos use words such as most spectacular failure. A 2,000-acre office and industrial in with promise after promise
“patient” and “persistent” Yet he says it’s not a dead Yolo park adjacent to Sacramento
County and could deliver none of it.”
when describing his ap- deal and hints at some sort International Airport. Proposed
proach. He can’t decide of variation he’s still pursu- — Richard Shaffer, president,
Woodland 24 million square feet of buildings. Morada Area Association
which quality is more im- ing.
portant. Among the other eight, “The developer has not
“It’s like pushing Jello up- not counting West Park, proceeded with the annexation.
hill,” he said. “If you push half are mostly done and the It’s not the city holding it up.”
too hard, your arm goes other half in limbo. All are Sacramento — Gregg Meissner, deputy
MONDAY right through it. If too soft- solid and viable and will pro-
Woodland Park: County
In the year it’s been open, the A 600-acre director of community
ly, you won’t move it.” ceed when the economy re- Sacramento development, Stockton
Orlando, Fla., attraction The covers, he says, predicting office and STOCKTON
Wizarding World of Harry Potter Railroad lawsuit his investors will spend far industrial park WOODLAND PARK
99 4
has gained quite a following of For more than four years, more than $1 billion on in- in Woodland.
superfans. In Fun Stuff 99 “Gerry is an excellent developer,
Kamilos, 51, has been the frastructure alone in the Proposed
6 million square a very big thinker. He meets his
developer genius that Stani- next uptick. E.
feet of buildings. Ma commitments and works well
TUESDAY slaus County’s West Side “It’s a cycle. Ultimately, 5 ripo
sa R with local government. There is
loves to hate. His vision of a the markets always come d .
Piloxing is the latest group cardio no doubt in my mind Gerry will
railroad linking a huge in- back,” Kamilos said.
exercise craze. It combines the Mariposa Lakes: follow through on his plans.”
dustrial complex in Crows “You’ve got to realize, I look
sculpting and flexibility of Pilates A 3,800-acre — Mark Deven, city manager,
Landing to Asia-bound at projects with the perspec-
with the power, speed and agility J4 residential, Woodland
freighters in the Bay Area tive of a 10- or 15-year hori-
of boxing. It also adds a healthy commercial and
got neighbors riled up to fe- zon.”
dose of dance. In Fitness industrial VINEYARD SPRINGS
ver pitch and prompted a Smart developers build Tracy
costly lawsuit that took two when construction is hot development on “He’s one of the more
205 San the east side of
years to resolve. and hustle for entitlements Joaquin conscientious developers we’ve
Yet he insists he isn’t tone- when it’s not, so they can Stockton.
County worked with. He works hard to
deaf to concerns. Kamilos re- start up again as soon as College Park at make sure the community will be
cently downsized the West good times rebound, he Mountain House: viable in the long run. He’s
Stockton
Park plans by 2,000 acres — said. That pattern produced
An 815-acre definitely persistent.”
leaving “only” 2,800 — and Kamilos’ four most success- N
residential — Ward Winchell, general
he has traveled 16 times ful projects, all master-
development and manager, Southgate
over the past three months planned communities with
business park Recreation and Parks District
from his Sacramento head- thousands of homes in or Manteca
including 2,400
quarters to meet privately near Elk Grove.
residential units, a SACRAMENTO CONVERGENCE
with West Side residents, ex- That none of his industri- 205
WEDNESDAY 140-acre business “He’s a visionary. His idea went
plaining his vision and hear- al parks has materialized
park and a way beyond what everyone else
Twice baked is twice as nice. ing their objections. means nothing for Crows Tracy
110-acre was thinking. He spent a lot of
The first baking gives biscotti — “Some people say he ap- Landing, Kamilos said. He’s
community college
that dippable, dunkable Italian pears nervous, like he’s hid- sitting on thousands of 580 money on consultants and
campus. 132
biscuit — its shape, the second ing something,” said Luis acres of industrial land in Modesto financial analyses. The problem
baking its marvelous crunch. Molina, elected mayor of Mountain House near Tra- was there just wasn’t enough
In Taste Patterson after its City cy, in Woodland and at Crows Landing Stanislaus money generated to make the
Council lost the lawsuit Metro Air Park next to the Patterson air base: 33 County
project work.”
g Rd.
against West Park. Molina Sacramento International Negotiating to
THURSDAY Patterson — Gil Albiani, former board
says he’ll reserve judgment Airport, having spent hun- develop 2,800
in
Marshall Rd. member, Cal Expo
and
Teens share their passion for until Kamilos presents a dreds of millions of dollars acres of Crows
Landing
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fashion in My Favorite Outfit, a concrete plan in about a on roads and water and industrial “The construct he brought
ws
Riv
33 park, linked to
Cro
regular feature of the section by year. sewer systems, getting them forward had a lot of merit. It
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teens, for teens. In Buzzz That’s a few years later ready for construction. the Port of was a great concept. I have
d.
than hoped for by impatient “Everything is in place,” Fink Rd. Crows Oakland via a 5 nothing but admiration for the
Kamilos said. “We’ve got to Landing short-haul rail
county officials, hungry for caliber of partners he brought to
FRIDAY gobs of decent-wage jobs. Ka- be patient.”
5
line. the table (including) an
The Stanislaus County Fair milos says he’ll eventually international financier. It ended
celebrates its centennial expo produce work for 17,000 peo- Entrepreneurial roots
July 15-24. We’ll give you all the THE BEE up not going forward for a whole
ple, making West Park the Master-building was not lot of reasons, but it wasn’t for
information you need — county’s best hope for revers- on his mind when he deliv-
including what discounts you can returned to Sacramento, es- helped found. lack of expertise or effort.”
ing high unemployment and ered The Sacramento Bee tablished a development Kamilos drove an old Vol-
find this year — to join in all the — John Dangberg, assistant
other economic ills. as a boy, Kamilos said, or company and launched sev- vo until it died last year,
fair fun. In Scene city manager, Sacramento
Both landmark votes by while bidding projects for a eral big projects. replacing it with a Jeep. TV
county supervisors — in heating, ventilation and air- Married almost 21 years, is mostly restricted to news WEST PARK
2007, giving Kamilos exclu- conditioning company dur- shows, and recreational “The ball’s in his court. He’s got
Kamilos acknowledges that
Lucky sive negotiating rights to
transform a former naval
air base and farmland
around it, and in March, giv-
ing high school. After gradu-
ating from Hiram Johnson
High, he pursued mechani-
cal engineering at Califor-
his wife and daughter proba-
bly would say he doesn’t
spend enough time with
reading tends to focus on en-
nomics.
some good PowerPoints and
ergy markets and global eco- presentations, but it’s somewhat
ambiguous. I hope to see a lot
Numbers ing him 15 more months to
produce crucial documents
— barely slid by on 3-2 votes.
Kamilos is no stranger to
nia State Polytechnic Uni-
versity, Pomona, working
summers as an oil-field
roustabout.
them and their Boston terri-
er. But he loves to putter
around the yard and walk
along the American River
Those interests drive his more information. But I don’t
vision for Crows Landing
and the valley’s link to Pa-
cific Rim trade partners,
have a negative impression.
I’m a pretty good judge of
SuperLotto Plus character; if he was a weasel,
high-profile controversy, Chevron hired him near their Fair Oaks home, Kamilos said.
we would see that.”
Estimated jackpot for Saturday, July 2:
having waded into competi- straight out of college and he said. “This is generational
$45 million, or $27.7 million cash stuff,” he said. “Nobody can — Luis Molina, mayor,
tion to build a new arena for he climbed through the com- He served eight years on
Saturday’s winning numbers: afford to screw up.” Patterson
the Sacramento Kings with pany, developing two pat- the Sacramento Metropoli-
15 4 41 35 6 Mega: 19
a complex proposal initially ents, obtaining a finance tan Arts Commission and is Bee staff writer Garth Stapley
“We’re looking for more
Saturday’s results: backed by the NBA that and human resources MBA chairman of the board at transparency this go-round. I
can be reached at
5 numbers plus Mega: would have produced a new and positioning for an over- the nonprofit Metropolitan have trust issues with him. We
0 won $45 million gstapley@modbee.com or
5 numbers, no Mega: 1 won $80,424 state fair as well. It fell seas promotion. Instead, he Arts Partnership, which he (209) 578-2390. don’t have a grand definition of
4 numbers plus Mega: 24 won $1,675 what his project has morphed
4 numbers, no Mega: 812 won $82 into and what the impacts might
3 numbers plus Mega: 1,166 won $51
be to Patterson. We’re still
3 numbers, no Mega: 29,365 won $10
2 numbers plus Mega: 15,231 won $10 CROWS LANDING AIR BASE CHRONOLOGY waiting for that detail.”
1 number plus Mega: 73,372 won $2 — Annette Smith,
Mega only: 107,806 won $1 1943: The first airplane lands at the
councilwoman, Patterson
U.S. Naval Auxiliary Air Station near
Fantasy 5 Crows Landing, even before the base is “The message was real clear that
Saturday’s winning numbers: finished. More than 2,400 people work the Board of Supervisors
34-21-25-15-39 here at the height of World War II. expected him to launch an
Daily 4 1991: Pilots train for combat during aggressive outreach campaign.
Saturday’s winning numbers: the Persian Gulf War. You can tell (Kamilos) definitely
9-1-4-8 got that message. We’re happy
1993: The Navy pulls out and NASA
to have him more engaged this
Daily 3 leases part of the base for testing.
time. Dialogue is a healthy
Saturday’s winning numbers: 1999: President Bill Clinton signs a bill thing.”
Midday draw: 3-1-8
Evening draw: 6-9-6
that gives the air station to Stanislaus — Rod Butler, city manager,
County. Patterson
Daily Derby 2004: Title to the 1,528-acre station
THE BEE
Saturday’s winning numbers:
“The clock is ticking. I don’t
transfers to the county. Kamilos. industrial infrastructure. On a 3-2 vote, know if they can pull it off.
10 01 09 Time: 1:48.78
2007: A 3-2 majority of county February: Sacramento leaders Stanislaus supervisors agree to give him They have a huge uphill battle.
Mega Millions supervisors choose PCCP West Park and reject Kamilos’ multiprong bid to build a an additional 15 months to produce I told Kamilos, ‘I’m not opposed
Estimated jackpot for Tuesday, July 5 Gerry Kamilos to develop a 4,560-acre new arena for the Kings basketball team critical environmental documents. to you as a businessman, I’m
$12 million, or $7.6 million cash industrial complex around the base. and a new home for the California State May: Supervisors require that Kamilos just opposed to the size of the
Friday’s winning numbers: 2010: Appellate justices side against Fair. pay $169,000 as reimbursement for time project.’ If and when it falls on
12 17 30 35 47 Mega: 26 Patterson in a two-year lawsuit March: Kamilos downsizes his West spent reviewing documents. The county’s its face and the county says to
Source: California Lottery Commission, challenging Kamilos’ environmental Park proposal to 2,800 acres, reduces chief executive rejects a Sports Car Club scrap it, I’m hopeful some other
www.calottery.com people out there will be
plans. Frustrated at years of inaction, anticipated train traffic and adds a solar of America request to resurrect autocross
county officials demand progress from farm component to generate revenue for racing at the air base. interested.”
— Ed Katen, mayor, Newman
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