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County opens Community Service Center
Downtown trips can be avoided
By Jay O'Brien
The first Sacramento County Community Service Center officially opened
Friday, January 21, with enthusiastic speeches from County Supervisors
Roger Dickinson, Roberta MacGlashan and Susan Peters, and from County
Executive Terry Schutten.
North County Service Area Manager Mark Manoff welcomed a
crowd of
about 60 into the North County Community Service Center (NCCSC).
First District Supervisor Dickinson, explaining the Board of
Supervisors' initiative toward community engagement, said "...here is
where we literally plant the flag and say the County of Sacramento is
committed to an approach that invites people who live in the County,
the residents, the people who work and have their jobs here, in the
unincorporated area, to be part of what we are doing, and we want to be
part of what you're doing."
(Left to right) Susan
Peters, Roberta MacGlashan, Mark Manoff, Roger Dickinson and Terry
Schutten unveil the Service Center sign.
The Center's address is 6015 Watt Avenue, Suite 4. The parking lot for
the building may also be accessed from Freedom Park Drive, making it
easy to reach from Rio Linda. There's no reason to drive on Watt Avenue
to get there; here's the alternate route.
Head east on Elkhorn Boulevard, and turn right (south) at the 32nd
Street stop light. 32nd Street ends at Freedom Park Drive (it used to
be called E Street); a sign will direct you to turn left and proceed
east on Freedom Park Drive. After you pass 34th Street, Watt Avenue
will be visible ahead of you. Turn left into the last parking lot
before you reach Watt Avenue, and drive parallel to Watt Avenue
alongside the building now on your left. Look for the Community Service
Center sign above the Suite 4 door and park. You're there!
Why would you want to go to the NCCSC? Rather than drive into
Sacramento, you may go to the center to get building permits, file
planning applications, request traffic signs and changes, handle code
compliance issues, register to vote, and get a "real person" at the
counter who will assist you in your dealings with the County of
Sacramento. It's already working; during the opening ceremony, a happy
applicant came out of the center waving his permit envelope and wearing
a big grin.
Dickinson, referring to our communities becoming better and more
popular, said "...you can count on the County of Sacramento being there
with you step by step, pace by pace, to make sure that we make life as
good as it can possibly be in this part of Sacramento County and
throughout the County. You have the commitment of this Board, of this
County Executive, of this County staff, to make those words a reality."
Manoff is joined by staff whose job is to serve you. The NCCSC staff
includes:
Nick Pascoe, Associate Planner, Planning,
874-2625
Tom Braun, Traffic Investigator, Transportation, 874-2624
Robert Logsdon, Associate Civil Engineer, Building
Inspection, 874-2622
Jim Hall and Code Compliance Staff, 874-2616
Mark Manoff, Service Area Manager, North County- 874-5381
David Webb, Senior Office Assistant, 874-2424
NCCSC is open 10 AM to 4 PM weekdays. The phone number is 874-2424.
On the web: http://www.communities.saccounty.net/rio-linda-elverta/
Pictured are part of the crowd attending the new Service Center
Opening.
North County Service Area Manager, Mark Manoff seated at his
work station at the new Service Center.
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in Rio Linda Elverta News January 27, 2005 - Scroll for other articles
Rio Linda/Elverta Planning
Council Approved
one of four in County
By Jay O'Brien
The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors authorized the formation of
Community Planning Councils, including one for Rio Linda/Elverta. At
their January 25, 2005 meeting, The Supervisors approved Councils for
Rio Linda/Elverta, Fair Oaks, Carmichael and Arden-Arcade.
The Rio Linda/Elverta Community Planning Council will consist of five
appointed members, who before their appointment must present at least
25 supporting signatures from other residents of the community.
Council members will be paid $70 by the County for each monthly
meeting.
The Councils will replace the Community Planning Advisory Council
(CPAC) and will have final authority on many land-use issues, such as
special use permits currently approved by the Zoning Administrator or
the Project Planning Commission, traffic calming projects, residential
accessory dwellings and the like.
The Councils will share County staff dedicated to their support,
including a Senior Planner, an Environmental Review analyst, an
Attorney, and a clerk. The authorized total cost to the County for all
of the Councils is $535,210 per year.
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