Greenway Trail Informational Meeting Set for Dec. 9

A public outreach meeting to discuss the Southern California Edison Greenway Trail project is set for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9, at Golden West High School, Portable #24, 1717 N. McAuliff St.

The meeting will inform residents, particularly those who have property adjacent to or in close proximity of the proposed trail, from just north of the Rector Station to its connection with the St. John's River Trail. The meeting will discuss what is being planned in the design of the trail, requirement of Southern California Edison, proposed amenities, and the timeframe of the improvements.

The trail is about 3 miles long, and will be an important North-South trail connecting several trail systems in the City. It also will connect to the future Eastside Regional Park facility located at the northeast corner of State Highway 198 and Road 148. The estimated cost of construction is $3 million.

Use the parking area at the southeast corner of the Golden West High School campus for easy access to Portable #24. For more information, contact Vaughn Melcher at [email protected].

Outreach meetings on district maps Jan. 20, 28

Have a Voice and help draw the boundaries for 2016 district elections.

The public is encouraged to submit their ideas for how the five district boundaries for the City Council elections beginning in 2016 should be drawn. Public participation kits are available online or at City Hall. Plans are asked to be submitted by Jan. 15 to Doug Johnson of National Demographers Corporation by email at [email protected].

To date, 12 maps have been submitted by citizens. At the Dec. 2 meeting, Johnson presented all maps submitted by the public and each were allowed to speak on their individual maps. In addition, Johnson also presented three considerations for Council discussion.

Two meetings will be held to discuss maps submitted, and the process moving forward. The meetings will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20 at Annie Mitchell Elementary School, and Wednesday, Jan. 28, at Oak Grove Elementary School. Mr. Johnson will facilitate the meetings, show the maps submitted by the public and also discuss the district election mapping process. It's the Council's goal to have a final map approved by June 30.

For more information on the City's District Election process, including links to public participation kits and maps already submitted by citizens, click here.