City Working to Stop Speeders, and Start Creek Trails

This post by Sandra Gardner-Benwaqrd and written by Luke Otterstad

 

Cirtus Heights working to stop speeders, and start creek trails

Packed into a Sunday school room of Twin Oaks Ave Baptist Church, about two dozen Citrus Heights residents attended the monthly meeting for Sunrise Ranch Neighborhood Area 6 on Tuesday.

The meeting kicked off with a monthly update from a Citrus Heights Police officer who gave a report on crime in the area, noting that crime was considerably lower in Area 6 compared to other areas of the city. He passed out a newsletter showing only 10 crimes were reported for this area in the past month, commenting that nearly half the crime could be prevented if people would remove their valuables from plain sight in their vehicles.

• The officer also gave an update on the Department's recent effort to monitor speeding more closely on Mariposa Ave – as Area 6 members had requested at the last meeting. Although police responded with targeted patrols on the street, the officer cautioned that local speed limit crackdowns often lead to upset neighbors who get pulled over.

Following next was a powerpoint presentation by representatives from the Creek Corridor Trail Project who gave an update on the City's research and assessment process of a 20-year plan to create a system of creek-side trails in Citrus Heights.

• According to Senior Planner Casey Kempenaar, the City has 26 miles of creeks running through it, but their research has already eliminated eight miles of trails due to geographical constraints as well as private property ownership of areas where public trails would be desired.

• As far as Area 6 residents are concerned, plans for trails in this area are all but gone, except for a small slivers of Mariposa Creek near Old Auburn Rd. and Mariposa Ave.

The meeting closed with a progress update from Area 6 Chairman Doyle Champlain on the Auburn Blvd renovation project, mentioning that the City had announced it is nearing completion of the section from Antelope to Sylvan Oaks.

For more information on the City's improvement efforts, residents may visit City of CitrusHeights, or visit Citrus Heights Ceektrails for more details on the creek trails project.