Plastic Fantastic
A prompt to encourage your practice of creativity this week from Riversider and local author Larry Burns.
City Council will consider approving $7.1 million for new fire and service trucks, approving a $6.525 million CalTrans-funded sidewalk project in La Sierra, and designating the home of Miné Okubo an official City Landmark.
Welcome to our weekly digest on public meetings and agenda items worthy of your attention in the next week. This guide is part of our mission to provide everyday Riversiders like you with the information to speak up on the issues you care about.
City Council will meet in closed and open sessions on Tuesday, July 16, in afternoon sessions at 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. and an evening session at 6:15 p.m. (agenda). The agendas include:
The Park and Recreation Commission meets on Monday, July 15, at 6:30 p.m. (agenda) for regular business.
The Safety, Wellness, and Youth Committee meets on Wednesday, July 17, at 1:00 p.m. (agenda) to learn about a "Shopping Cart Retrieval Program" proposed by the Public Works department.
The Cultural Heritage Board meets on Wednesday, July 17, at 3:30 p.m. (agenda) for a quarterly report on Historic Preservation Activity and to review a proposal to construct a 45,207 square-foot four-story multifamily residential development on the site of the former Winston Tire Store Building on the corner of Eleventh and Market streets.
The Planning Commission meets on Thursday, July 18, at 9:00 a.m. (agenda) to hear proposals for a new 347-unit housing project on the old K-mart site in Mission Grove, a new Ono Hawaiian BBQ restaurant at the corner of Magnolia and La Sierra, and a 149-unit condo development where Van Buren Blvd. meets the 91 freeway.
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