It has always been our contention that the new city of Rancho Cordova should become an equal Parkway governing partner with the city of Sacramento and Sacramento County.
We felt this partly because a large part of the Parkway lies within the city limits of Rancho Cordova and partly because they have exhibited very wise public management of their resources, which this report from the Rancho Cordova Post validates.
An excerpt.
“Today, the Inaugural State of the City Address was given by Rancho Cordova Mayor Linda Budge. The address which was hosted by the Cordova Community Council was held in the City Hall. The luncheon event for residents, business, community and civic leaders was hosted by Councilman David Sander and included many notable local leaders including Sacramento County Supervisor Don Notolli and even a special guest appearance by Sacramento’s Mayor-elect Kevin Johnson. Mayor Budge presented Mr. Johnson with a key to the City of Rancho Cordova, but also noted comically that the same keys to the City had been presented to one of the Budweiser Clydesdale horses. Mayor-elect Johnson took it in stride and even expressed some envy of the City of Rancho Cordova and its’ budget surplus. The City of Sacramento has a $58 million deficit…
“In contrast to the doom and gloom outlook of the US economy and the State of California, this little city is looking upward and outward with an eye towards growth, prosperity and a better quality of life. One of the very telling statistics is that Rancho Cordova has only experienced a 3% housing foreclosure rate. In comparison to our neighbors in Sacramento and Elk Grove we are doing well and housing is becoming more affordable in this down economy. The message of the day expressed by the Mayor is that the State of the City is sound and we’ll weather this storm of uncertainty and continue to grow.”
