Tuesday, September 16, 2008

ARPPS Commentary Published

Our commentary on the Parkway Plan Update was published in the Rancho Cordova Post.

An excerpt.

“One of the major items we worked on during the initial planning period for the formation of a new nonprofit advocacy organization—the American River Parkway Preservation Society— in 2002, was to encourage the planning update process to be conducted.

“Soon after, the update process finally began and now is reaching completion—for which we are very happy—and the community should feel a certain sense of pride in the work that has been done.

“The crucial piece of the completion is to ensure that in the future, the update process sticks to the original five year sequence of review and update, as new issues will evolve requiring new planning…

“However, what has still not been addressed adequately in this updated plan are two of the key issues that threaten the Parkway.

“The American River Parkway is the most important recreational area in our region and it has serious financial and public safety issues not being dealt with effectively.”