County kicks off Neighborhood Services Rio Linda Elverta part of first Center
by Jay O'Brien
The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors, with a unanimous vote
Tuesday, April 20, funded a new Department of Neighborhood Services
(DNS). The DNS will consist of community service teams under Service
Area Managers (SAMs) to be located in community service centers.
The first community service center will serve Rio Linda, Elverta, North
Highlands, Foothill Farms, and Antelope. The location for the North
Area Service Center has not been finalized. Three loactions are
presently under consideration; next door to the Sheriff's Service
Center at Watt and Antelope; The North Highlands Town Center at Freedom
Park and Watt; and the County's corporation yard at Elkhorn and Don
Julio.
The North Area Service Center will provide a location where building
permits could be obtained, code enforcement assistance could be
obtained, and in general will provide a neighborhood access point to
County government. The functions now performed by the North Highlands
Community Area Service Team (NORCAST) would be included and expanded.
NORCAST is presently managed by Sacramento County's Mark Manoff.
Mr. Paul Lake has been chosen as the Interim Director of Neighborhood
Services. Lake, a vetran of fifteen years with the County, started in
the Department of Social Services and recently has been in the County
Executive's office, responsible for parks, animal control and planning.
The North Area SAM has not been named. Published
in Rio Linda Elverta News April 22, 2004 - Scroll for other articles
-Elverta
Specific Plan proposed parks- Parks
concepts reviewed
by Jay O'Brien
At its April 8 meeting, the Rio Linda
& Elverta Recreation and
Park District Directors received a presentation from representatives of
the participating owners of property in the Elverta Specific Plan area.
Shown were conceptual drawings of the Parks and Recreation facilities
that will be in the Specific Plan Area.
A total of seven parks are planned, with a combined area of 75 acres.
The parks range in size from 38.8 acres at the Sports Park to 2.5 acres
for the smallest park, in a residential area. The Community Center park
is 13.9 acres.
Enlarged
View of Sports Park
The Sports park will include Soccer fields, Softball fields,
Baseball fields, and basketball courts. The Community Center Park will
include a Community Center Building and an amphitheater.
Enlarged View of
Community Center Park
Six of the parks will connect to a multi-purpose
open space and trail system.
Rio Linda Elverta part of first Center
