Volume 18, Issue 8
Message from Mayor Rosenberg
Congratulations to the 12 year old Snow Canyon Little League All-Star Baseball and Softball Teams who won their State Championship Tournaments held in Cedar City and now travel to San Bernardino for the Western Regional Tournament. The Little League Baseball and Softball programs have a long and successful history of providing competitive sports and leadership opportunities for Santa Clara youth. These teams represent our community very well and I wish them the best going forward. Thanks to their parents, coaches, fans and financial supporters as well.
The City Planning Commission will be hosting a series of general plan workshops in the next few months to discuss future land use in the South Hills and the downtown. The initial meeting will be with local BLM Land Managers to review the BLM master plan for the South Hills including planned roads and trails accessing the area. These meetings provide an important opportunity for residents of the City to learn about the land planning process and future public hearings will be scheduled to receive public comment on how these areas will be developed in the future. The Planning Commission meets at 6:00 pm on the second Tuesday of each month. Meeting agendas can be accessed online at sccity.org.
In mid-July, the City received the final approval from FEMA for a Pre-disaster Mitigation Grant to help fund the purchase of several distressed properties and further stabilize the Truman Drive Land-slide area. The process to purchase extremely high risk properties and complete additional geotechnical engineering testing and mapping of ground water contributing to the landslide has commenced. The project will involve removing several homes and overburden soil weight from the top of the slide area, and constructing a buttress near the toe of slide to reduce the risk to the remaining properties. Groundwater drains are also anticipated to remove excess water from the underlying clay soils in the area. The City has arranged for a low interest loan from the Community Impact Board to help fund the local match portion of the federal grant. Demolition work could begin as early as this fall.
In case you were curious: The City issued 85 new home building permits from July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016 primarily south of the river and in the northern part of the Heights. The Fire Department has responded to 164 calls this year including three structure fires. Providing critical municipal services for residents keeps the City staff busy and they do a great job with limited budgets and resources. I appreciate the staff and their efforts.
Remember to shop locally whenever you have the choice. Supporting local merchants helps fund local needs within the City. Have a great August and stay safe Santa Clara.
Mayor Rick Rosenberg (rickr@racivil.com)