Valley
Springs. On
Wednesday, October 24,
Wednesday evening, Paul Zykovsky, Director of Land Use and Transportation Planning
at the LGC, will present an overview of community design possibilities followed
by issue prioritization activities. The
Saturday workshop will include a walking tour, a training presentation that
addresses the priorities identified on Wednesday evening, and small group
design tables, which will allow participants to discuss their ideas and draw
solutions on aerial maps.
Joyce Techel,
President of MyValleySprings.com, said, “It is our sincere hope that
representatives from all interested groups will be in attendance. We want to see ranchers, realtors, business
owners, developers, county officials, school officials, child and senior
advocates, religious leaders…everyone, especially the ordinary citizens who
make up this community.”
MyValleySprings.com is a local non-profit organization that promotes
responsible planning for growth and public participation in the community
planning process. “This is an
opportunity for people to come together and begin to communicate with each
other about what they want for the future Valley Springs,” Techel added.
The LGC is a nonprofit,
nonpartisan organization whose members include local elected officials, city
and county staff, planners, architects, and community leaders who are committed
to making their communities more livable, prosperous, and
resource-efficient. The LGC will
facilitate the workshop and help participants identify and prioritize community
values, issues, and design possibilities.
For purposes of the workshop, the greater Valley Springs study area
boundaries are Toyon/Highway 26 to the east, Paloma Community boundary to the north, Rancho
Calaveras/Hogan Reservoir to the south, and
A follow-up report
summarizing the workshop process and results will be provided to
Funding for the workshop was
provided by the C.A. Webster Foundation and the California Wildlands
Grassroots Fund of Tides Foundation.
Additional support was provided by The Foothill Conservancy and the
Northern California Environmental Grassroots Fund. The Calaveras County Community Development
Department provided maps for use at the workshop. Lynn O’Connor, the Calaveras County General
Plan Coordinator, will attend the two meetings and address the Wednesday
evening audience.
For additional information
contact Joyce Techel, 772-1463, info@myvalleysprings.com
or Josh Meyer, (916) 448-1198 ext. 310, jmeyer@lgc.org.