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FEBRUARY 2019 ISSUE
We are now one month into 2019 and the City has lots of great stuff in store for this year, including the opening celebration of the Jonny D. Wallis Neighborhood Park on March 30! There are also several upcoming open houses and public workshops you can attend to learn about, and give input on, the revised draft of the City’s New Zoning Ordinance. The Cathedral Oaks Paving project in the Fairview Avenue and Los Carneros Road areas has begun, and a sidewalk infill project will begin on Fairview Avenue by Stow Canyon Road later this month. Read on for more details on these projects and events and more.
On February 11 at 10:00 a.m. there will be a ribbon cutting at the Goleta Valley Library for the new children’s room, The Jake Boysel Room. All are invited to come. Happening right now at the Library is the Adult Winter Reading Club which goes through February 28. Stop by the Library and fill out a raffle ticket for each book you read for a chance to win a prize. Learn more about what’s happening at the Library by signing up for the new e-newsletter, Goleta Valley Library’s Reading Corner.
Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) needs your help planning for future transportation programs, commuter alternatives, and transit services. If you commute from north county to south county, please take their survey at www.surveymonkey.com/r/northcountycommute by Presidents Day Weekend.
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The City has released a draft of its New Zoning Ordinance that revises citywide zoning regulations to implement the General Plan, updates development and design standards and permitting procedures, and helps realize the community’s vision for the future - a safe, beautiful, vibrant and livable community with a robust local economy and a sustainable relationship with the environment. Read more... |
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The City’s 2015 Recreation Needs Assessment identified a handful of local parks as needing playground improvements. Over the last two years, the City has received feedback through public meetings and surveys that indicates the residents in these affected neighborhoods want improved and expanded play areas at these parks. At the February 19, 2019, City Council meeting, Council will be deciding on the upgrades to make at Winchester II Park (on Calle Real and Jenna Drive), and if so, where to place the new equipment. Read more... |
Homelessness is a nationwide problem which affects Goleta as well many other communities throughout California. On a single night in 2017, 553,742 people in the U.S. were experiencing homelessness. 65% were staying in emergency shelters or transitional housing, and 35% were staying in unsheltered locations. Read more... |
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Drumroll please! The City of Goleta is about to have access to a world-class 4-acre park in Old Town! Join us for the Jonny D. Wallis Neighborhood Park opening celebration on Saturday, March 30 from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.! Located at 170 S Kellogg Avenue in Old Town, by the corner of Hollister and Kellogg Avenues, this new park has countless amenities for children and adults of all ages. Read more... |
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