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Future of Russian River area redevelopment becomes clearer

Posted by: Maven on June 29, 2009 at 6:05 am

From the Santa Rosa Press Democrat:

Pathways along the Russian River for pedestrians and cyclists. A bigger plaza in Guerneville. A theater. A community center. And a social services center. Reliable wireless service from Guerneville to Monte Rio. More plants and trees. Clean public restrooms. A drop-in center for the homeless. A teen center. And, of course a skateboard park.

The list of redevelopment projects that could revive Russian River communities with an infusion of about $8 million a year could go on and on. And it does, because the strategic plan approved by Sonoma County supervisors is 91 items long. Long on ideas. And at the moment, short on funding. But making progress toward consensus.

The 5,000 people in the lower Russian River communities have long been at odds over how best, and whether to, improve Sonoma County’s most impoverished area, said Ken Wikle, chairman of a Russian River Oversight Committee appointed by supervisors. “We have consensus among the seven communities that considered themselves separate in the past,” Wikle told supervisors. “The people who were naysayers to everything were relatively quiet.”

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June 29, 2009 · Filed Under Northern California

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