The Loomis Park and Open space commission held it's first meeting this week. This commission will be charged with developing a park and open space plan for the Town and recommending locations for parks and open space acquistion.
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Park and Open Space Commission Meets
The Loomis Park and Open space commission held it's first meeting this week. This commission will be charged with developing a park and open space plan for the Town and recommending locations for parks and open space acquistion.
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Toll Roads in California
At a recent conference information was provided about toll roads in Southern California, Currently there are several toll roads in the Los Angles area. Amoung them are the 91,73,133,261 and the proposed 241. These roads are all financed by private funds thus allowing gas tax money to be used on different projects.
The proposed 241 is similar in length to the Placer Parkway in Placer County . Placer Park Way would be a bypass for cars on IS80 going to and from Sacramento as the 241 is a bypass for IS5. Both projects would reduce travel time by the year 2025 from one hour down to 25 minutes. A brief study of the Placer PArkway was done by the Federal Highway Department and those were the results of the study.
If the Placer Park Way was a toll road it would free over 600 million dollars in funds to be used for other needed raod projects.
Would you pay a toll road fee of $3.00 to save 35 to 40 minutes on your comuter to Sacramento?
The proposed 241 is similar in length to the Placer Parkway in Placer County . Placer Park Way would be a bypass for cars on IS80 going to and from Sacramento as the 241 is a bypass for IS5. Both projects would reduce travel time by the year 2025 from one hour down to 25 minutes. A brief study of the Placer PArkway was done by the Federal Highway Department and those were the results of the study.
If the Placer Park Way was a toll road it would free over 600 million dollars in funds to be used for other needed raod projects.
Would you pay a toll road fee of $3.00 to save 35 to 40 minutes on your comuter to Sacramento?
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Should Solid Berms Be Allowed
The Town Council is reviewing the fence ordinance. Do you favor keeping open fences along the front proptery lines in Loomis ie. fences no more than three feet tall or open fences like a 3 rail fence if taller?
What do you think about solid fences and Earth berms 6 ft high along the streets like on BArton Road?
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Loomis Chamber Office
The chamber of commerce office is complete. They plan on moving in in November. A big thanks to High Hand Nursery for the great landscaping
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Down town Development
A couple of points on downtown development.
Loomis has no redevelopment agency. Why not? Good question. Every time I bring it up no other council member favors it. A redevelopment agency would give the town money to do improvements in that area.
The position by most of the council has been that economic development is a function of the Chamber of Commerce and not the Town Council. I disagree. I asked that a new downtown development plan be done so we would have a road map as what to do. No action by the council.
Many of you have good ideas on what the downtown needs. COME TO A COUNCIL MEETING AND EXPRESS THEM.
Loomis has no redevelopment agency. Why not? Good question. Every time I bring it up no other council member favors it. A redevelopment agency would give the town money to do improvements in that area.
The position by most of the council has been that economic development is a function of the Chamber of Commerce and not the Town Council. I disagree. I asked that a new downtown development plan be done so we would have a road map as what to do. No action by the council.
Many of you have good ideas on what the downtown needs. COME TO A COUNCIL MEETING AND EXPRESS THEM.
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