 Tri-City Area Public Agencies Invite Comments on the 2024 Tri-City Local Hazard Mitigation Plan
The Cities of Fremont, Newark, and Union City, and the Alameda County Water District and Union Sanitary Districts are partnering to develop a Tri-City Multi-Jurisdictional Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP). The Public Review Draft of the Tri-City LHMP is available online (in pdf format) from January 19, 2024, through February 16, 2024, at. The LHMP will also be available in print beginning January 25, 2024 through February 16, 2024 at the Fremont Main Library, Newark Library, and Union City City Hall during normal business hours. Get involved and help your community be hazard-ready! There is also an opportunity to attend two upcoming public and planning committee meetings on January 24 and January 25.
 Vallejo Mill Historical Park Now Closed
The City would like to notify our community that Vallejo Mill Historical Park, located at the northeast corner of Niles Canyon Road and Mission Boulevard, is now closed to the public. In July 2023, the Fremont City Council authorized a reconstruction plan for the park that includes the addition of a dog park and four pickleball courts. The park is anticipated to reopen this summer after the construction is complete.
Before closing the park, the City implemented a comprehensive transition plan to assist the unhoused community members living within the park. The plan included outreach, connection to intensive supportive services, temporary shelter placements, and stable housing options. In addition, the City Council approved an expansion of the City’s Winter Relief program to increase the number of available motel rooms from 30 to 60 to accommodate the estimated number of households living within the park.
Starting in September 2023, City staff and our dedicated community partners—Abode, Bay Area Community Health (BACH), and Bay Area Community Services (BACS)—visited the park multiple times a week to perform individual assessments and start the process of relocating households to available shelter/housing programs. Every household was offered relocation assistance. Approximately 80% of the households were relocated to the City’s Winter Relief program, Housing Navigation Center, or Safe Parking program. Those not receiving assistance decided to leave the park on their own or accept vehicle repair and fuel assistance.
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