Neighbor of the Week: Michael J. Elderman
Each week, we will introduce a new neighbor. This is not a who's who list. These are regular Riversiders doing exceptional things.
City Council is set to approve the City's next two-year budget, which, if approved, will take effect next Monday, July 1, 2024.
City Council will consider approving $8.6 million in federal HUD funding for housing and homelessness projects, $6.3 million for a quiet zone project at the Cridge St. railroad crossing, and $775,000 to kick off a five-year project for the beautification of Victoria Ave.
City Hall agendas this week include new student housing and the retail project behind the Mail Library Downtown, a workshop of State-licensed sober living homes in residential neighborhoods, and options for offering smaller residential trash bins at lower monthly rates.
City Council does not meet this week. The Transportation Board will discuss plans for a potential valet parking service downtown.
This week, the City Council will discuss a preview of the City's 2024-2026 budget, an increase in illegal fireworks penalties from $1,000 to $1,500, and the potential return of pedal boats to Fairmount Lake.
Newly elected council members voted 4-3 in favor of the long-debated project, pushing forward the long-debated plan for 180-foot power lines along the Santa Ana River.
A visit to Hunter Hobby Park and an extended discussion on the City's move to "reinitiate, without delay, the complete construction and operation of their portion of the Riverside Transmission Reliability Project" are part of City Council's agenda for the week.
Riverside's twenty-five most remarkable teens, the potential return of "speed humps," and considering costs for implementing a real-time crime center are all up for discussion this week at City Hall.
David A. Garcia, previously Assistant General Manager of Water Delivery, will step up as the new Interim General Manager.
The new Council sits for its first full meeting, which includes reallocating $7 million during a budget update and considering a 22-unit affordable housing complex at Five Points.
Organizations representing the wide range of Riverside resident's needs gather to find ways to connect with solutions.
Philip Falcone, Steven Robillard, and Sean Mill were elected in March. Their first vote was to undo action taken by the outgoing council during their final session earlier in the day.
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