Community Advisory Team selected for Springs planning
The county has named the group of community volunteers that will help guide development of the Springs Area Plan, a two-year project to update the master plan last addressed 1994.
Serving on the Springs Community Advisory Team will be:
- Mia Cabrera – Parent, Volunteer, Full-time Student
- Richard Dale – Sonoma Ecology Center, Sonoma Valley Health Roundtable
- Teresita Fernandez – Business owner: La Michoacana Ice Cream
- Patricia Galindo – Client Services Coordinator for La Luz
- Maite Iturri – El Verano School Principal
- Scott Johnson – Director of Housing Development, Midpen Housing
- Rich Lee – Business owner: Arroyo Veterinary Hospital; Chair of Springs Community Alliance
- Ryan Lely – Visual Designer, Sonoma Valley Citizen’s Advisory Commission
- Veronica Napoles – Art Consultant, Author, Educator
- Michael Ross – Architect, RossDrulisCusenbery Architecture
- Rick Ruiz – Retired Deputy Public Works Director
- Gary Saperstein – Business owner: Out in the Vineyard; Sonoma Tourism Bureau Board; Sonoma Valley Visitors Bureau Board
- Pedro Napoles Serrano – College Student
- Yuliana Torres – Women’s Global Leadership Initiative (WGLI) intern, Education Program Coordinator for La Luz
- Cathy Wade Shepard – Realtor
Guiding the project are consultants from the DeNovo Group, retained by the County with a $450,000 grant from Sonoma County Transportation Authority and the Regional Climate Protection Authority.
The grant will cover the costs of the planning team, planning process, county staff resources, community outreach, development of the specific plan and environmental documents.
The planning area covers Highway 12 from Fetters Hot Springs, south through Boyes Hot Springs to the border of Maxwell Farms Park on Verano Avenue. It extends back several parcels from the highway corridor.
The overall project is overseen by the County’s Permit and Resource Management Department. PMRD’s Yolanda Solano said the Springs Area Plan will guide future development and gradually transform the area into a more vibrant and sustainable, pedestrian-oriented community, with a focus on active transportation and enhanced transit opportunities.
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Is there a reason you omitted my name on the list of members? I have been involved in Springs issues since 1985 and was active in the 1994 Springs Plan. As an resident of the Springs and a REALTOR, I bring history and a view to housing needs in the study area.
Sorry Cathy, nothing personal! Your name was inadvertently lost in a cut-and-paste move, but has been restored.