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Incorporation
Committee thanks early donors
The RLE Incorporation Committee Spokesperson Bob Bastian announced
the feasibility study fund raising effort was grateful to receive
initial generous funding from the following donors: Rio Linda/Elverta
Chamber of Commerce, Jay and Jan O'Brien, Gene and Charlea Moore,
Armand Nadeau, Norma-Lee, Donna Marren and Paula Parker, DVM.
The donations will go to pay for a consultant to study the financial
impact of forming a new city through the process of incorporation. The
fund drive has just begun this month and more contributions are needed.
For information on how to donate see the related article following on
this
page.
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Group of citizens announce fund drive for Cityhood study
By Pollie Parker
The Rio Linda Incorporation Committee announced a drive to fund
professional studies on the financial feasibility of cityhood for Rio
Linda and Elverta has begun.
The Rio Linda/Elverta Incorporation
Committee is a group of concerned citizens who want "local control over
local issues". The committee is on a fast track towards incorporation
in order to best serve city residents by facilitating delivery of
current services and providing new and better services as well.
The committee is composed of members who are elected, appointed and
volunteer members of major local community organizations: the Chamber
of Commerce; the School Board, the Water Board; the Recreation and Park
District; the Lions Club; the Historical Society; and the Community
Planning Advisory Council. It should be noted that individuals on this
committee are not, however, representing any opinions or positions
currently taken by any of the above-mentioned groups on the issue of
incorporation.
It is the committee's intent to spearhead a financial feasibility study
of incorporation of Rio Linda and Elverta so that a new city may
continue to enhance, promote and protect the community's quality of
life. Towards that end, the group is soliciting pledges and donations
to enable them to finance the initial efforts. If, as is fully
expected, the work product of this study proves positive, it is their
intent to advance incorporation rapidly through the full LAFCo process.
All manner of assistance will eventually be needed throughout;
financial, experience and advice, research and data, and simple moral
support. A full effort towards incorporation will be started ONLY if
the initial feasibility study indicates that the new city makes
financial sense for its residents. At that time, the group will solicit
additional members to assist in completing this process.
Residents will
get to vote!
As Rio Linda/Elverta faces imminent threats from all its' surrounding
areas, time is of the essence. The committee is today appealing to the
public for financial help for this feasibility study. Checks may be
made out to RLE Incorp and mailed to PO Box 697, Elverta CA, 95626.
The committee believes that our community is precious and the members
of this committee are fully committed to shepherding it through this
annexation crisis intact and even better than before.
For more
information and to find out exactly how you can help, please contact
any listed member, or email questions to RLECity@aol.com or visit http://www.RLECity.com.
The Rio Linda/Elverta Incorporation Committee is composed of the
following members: Doug Cater, Chairperson; Hal Morris, Vice
Chairperson; Armand Nadeau, Secretary; Charlea Moore, Treasurer; Robert
Bastian, Spokesperson; and members Judy Garcia, Gene Moore and Paula
Parker, DVM.
The cost of the feasibility study is approximately $30,000.
Checks may be made out to RL/E Incorporation Committee, P.O. Box 697,
Elverta, CA 95626.
If you prefer to donate online with a credit card, go to: http://rlecity.com and click on
contribute.
Our communities are precious, please consider your support.
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"Our
Town"
By Norma-Lee
It’s Friday night and it’s been a long, tough week
on my new job.
Add to that, the commute from Orangevale, wading through a
sea of
endless taillights, I made a decision that ultimately opened my eyes to
something I guess I took for granted or just never noticed before.
I decided to forego the futility of foraging in my
fridge/freezer
for something edible and instead headed to beautiful, downtown Rio
Linda and Papa’s Pizzeria for a treat. It was just after 6 p.m.
by the
time I negotiated the traffic, arrived at the restaurant and placed my
order to go. I found a table and sat sipping a drink while I
waited
for my pizza.
I couldn’t help but notice how busy they were.
Almost every table
was taken up by families, themselves enjoying a Friday-night treat
after their long week of jobs, school, homemaking, and what have
you.
There were smiles on everyone’s faces and I kibitzed with a couple at
the next table. Then I watched as 5-year-old James played the
claw
machine and won a big Barney doll. James was cool; he didn’t jump
up
and down in excitement as did his onlookers. He never doubted his
skill.
Still smiling as I left Papa’s, I passed the Oak
Tree Diner and
through the windows, I witnessed pretty much the same scene; families
enjoying a Friday night dinner out.
Both of these scenes left me
feeling warm and fuzzy about our 'small town'. I saw people I
knew and
felt no qualms about speaking to people I didn’t know and I couldn’t
help but wonder how many people in Los Angeles or San Francisco ever
experience that feeling? I’d be willing to bet the answer is few
or
none.
Then, as I drove west on M Street, I noticed that Amy’s was doing a
brisk business as was Rio Java and the other businesses on our main
commercial street. The experience made me realize more so than I
already did, that we need to preserve our way of life here in
our “Smalltown” and how will that be possible when the County is
selling us
out to deep-pocketed land developers? When they get done with us,
all
of our open spaces will be choked with over-priced-cracker-box houses
and strip malls and a way of life as old as America itself, will be
gone forever.
There is a movement underway right now to incorporate Rio
Linda/Elverta. That is the only way we can protect our future and
control our destiny. Please visit http://rlecity.com
and find out what
you
can and must do to keep Rio Linda/Elverta from being swallowed up by
greedy politicians and land developers.
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Main
Avenue closed Saturday and Sunday for rail crossing work
By Jay O'Brien
Work on the Union Pacific railroad crossing on Main Avenue between Rio
Linda Blvd. and Northgate Blvd. will close a section of Main Avenue
this weekend, February 26-27.
The closing just east of Northgate Boulevard and west of Pell Drive
will allow crews to upgrade the railroad crossing before the City of
Sacramento begins construction, in March, of a four-lane bridge to
cross over the tracks and replace the current two-lane timber structure.
Local businesses will remain open, but through traffic from Rio Linda
will detour via Norwood Avenue and Interstate 80 to Northgate Blvd.
Additional Union Pacific work to move the crossing gates for the tracks
is planned for Feb. 28 to March 2. Main Avenue will remain open, with
potential delays of up to 10 minutes.
Linda Tucker, the Public Information Officer for the City's Department
of Transportation, says groundbreaking on the bridge project is slated
for Thursday, March 10 at 10 a.m. The public is invited to the
groundbreaking.
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Gas
bill too high?
PG&E meters misread
By Jay O'Brien
In late January, PG&E discovered some intentional misread gas
accounts in the Sacramento area including Rio Linda. It
discovered that some accounts were as much as four times higher than
should have been. PG&E then conducted an investigation to determine
the cause. When it learned
the cause was intentional misreads by an employee, PG&E notified
all 10,000 customers who could have been impacted.
Christy Dennis, PG&E's media representative, said besides sending
an automated message to the customers, they were manually correcting
all accounts to assure an accurate bill next month. They stopped
automatic bank withdrawal for one month for the 450 accounts that use
this service.
The PG&E message asked customers to pay what was paid the previous
month, not the inflated amount on their bill. Dennis says that if the
inflated bill was paid, customers will receive a credit next month.
Customers may read their gas meter and provide the reading to PG&E
to ensure an accurate bill.
"If PG&E discovers intentional misreads by one of its 840 meter
readers it is immediate grounds for termination", said Dennis.
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