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Shasta County 2009 Agenda Click Here for Shasta Outdoor Fun Outdoor Event Calendar 1.  Support Shasta Forward:  Citizens for Smart Growth will be supporting Shasta Forward a community collaborative on how we wish our county to grow and develop in the future.  Links to this important program.  Click here to test drive the future of Shasta County 2.  Support Fix Five.  Citizens for Smart Growth supports Fix 5 a County/State/Federal collaborative to make I-5 three lanes from Cottonwood to Shasta Lake City. Click here for link to Fix Five Partnership at Shasta RTD   Click here for Citizens for Smart Growth comments at the Shasta County Regional Transportation Board 10/23/2007 Click here to see I-5 at Hill Top and Highway 44 in 1970.  Developers, construction, real estate, businesses and commuters all will benefit from having I-5 not become stop and go in 10 years. 3.  Support Green Construction in Shasta County.  Citizens for Smart Growth will be pushing hard for green building in Shasta County with solar and alternative energy.  If other counties can be achieving green advancement so can Shasta County.  Co-Founder Jim Koenigsaecker says "in 10 years there will be no such thing as green building as green building will be building as usual."  Below are links to "Green Construction" in California. Link to Agree Park at Shasta Builder's Exchange. Riverside is First City to Provide Incentive for Green California Construction Santa Rosa Makes Green Standards Mandatory Sevastopol Mandates Green Building Program San Jose endorses Green Construction Santa Monica City Supports Green Construction Program Santa Cruz Building Rules go Green in 2007 Make a difference write a letter supporting Smart Growth to your County Supervisor or County Planner:  Email page       1.  Shasta County Board of Supervisors, 1450 Court St. Suite 308B; Redding,CA 96001  same address for all 5 Supervisors, letters should go to each individually.  District 1-David Kehoe Email Supervisor Kehoe; District 2-Mark Cibula mcibula@co.shasta.ca.us; District 3- Glenn Hawes Email Supervisor Hawes; District 4-Linda Hartman lhartman@co.shasta.ca.us;   District 5-Les Baugh (Just elected) 2.  Shasta County Dept of Resource Management, Planning Division 1855 Placer St. Suite 103 for Russ Mull, director; and Bill Walker, Senior Planner. Use this same address for the County Planning Commission.  One letter to the entire planning commission will usually suffice. Expanded Planning Commission Address List 3.  Record Searchlight, Opinion/Editorial Dept  P.O. Box 492397 Redding, CA  96049-2397  Citizens for Smart Growth is a grass-roots political action committee in Shasta County that advocates for urban planning that creates healthy neighborhoods and cities designed around people and their needs.  Citizens for Smart Growth has members from Reddding, Anderson, Shasta Lake City, Palo Cedro, Cottonwood and other Shasta County locations.  Check out Smart Growth Developments in Shasta County James Theimer of Trilogy Architecture develops AGREE housing. Action Items:   (Adobe Reader 8.0) 1. Tax sharing Agreement 2. Public Funds for Private Development Recent Record SearchLight Articles for Smart Growth Supervisors Finally Look Out for District Regional Planning Best Way Forward Ten Acres Can Grow a Whole Wonderful Life 50 Word Dash Baugh Hits High Note with Bottom Constituents County Kills Auto Mall		Who Are We? Citizens for Smart Growth was co-founded by Dr. Ronald E. Reece, M.D. and Jim Koenigsaecker... Advisory Council Principles for Smart Growth  Radio Interviews Click here Bruce Ross Blog Record Searchlight Marc Beauchamp-Blog Record Searchlight 1. Redding Council Presentation 2. Smart Growth PAC New Calendar events
Principles for Smart Growth (Expanded)* 1. Create a shared vision for Smart Growth and stick to it. 2. Use best ideals already established in the local General Plans. 3. Plan commercial development where infrastructure is in place.  4. Protect the environment and conserve resources.  5. Provide diverse housing types and opportunities.  6. Build centers of concentrated mixed-uses.  7. Identify and sustain green infrastructure.  8. Deliver sustainable transportation choices.  9. Preserve the community's character and health.  10. Implement Bikes, Trails and Parks Plan. *Adopted from The Urban Land Institute's Ten Principles for Smart Growth on the Suburban Fringe. To learn more about Smart Growth check out: U.S. Green Building Council-Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design ( LEED) Healthy Shasta supports Smart Growth Shasta Land Trust-Protecting and conserving land in Shasta County The Urban Land Institute State of California leading in Green Design Smart Growth Conferences National Neighborhood Coalition-Smart Growth Articles Smart Growth America CNN-Drivers Drive Less in 25 Years USA Today-How will USA cope with unprecedented growth? Boston Globe-Wave of growth planning in the US. Modesto Bee-Groups sprout to battle sprawl San Francisco Chronicle-Where we live influences how healthy we are. Redding California-Street service repair link Bikes and Trails Council of Greater Redding North Valley Medical Association-Bridging Northern Californians to Better Health Shasta County Public Health supporting healthy communities		Monetary Contributions Please send to: Citizens for Smart Growth P.O. Box 991708 Redding, CA 96099-1708  Please include your full name, street address, occupation and employer as required by law. Thank you. Email:info@shastasmartgrowth.com To sign up for the: Shasta Smart Growth Newsletter Click here