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City Approves West Area Specific Plan

February 11, 2020
On December 17, 2019, the City Council approved the West Area Specific Plan. The project is comprised of approximately 797 acres located in the North of Boronda Future Growth Area (FGA) and includes 4,340 dwelling units over low, medium and high densities, 571,500 square feet of mixed use commercial floor area, and other...
Community Development Welcomes new Outreach Coordinator

December 2, 2019
Community Development has welcomed Florenz Tuazon, a new Outreach Coordinator assigned to the Advanced Planning Division. She will focus her work on 2020 Census Outreach and coordinaton, and other Community Development projects such as the General Plan Update. Florenz was previously an intern at the City of Salinas Public Works Department.
Florenz is from...
Community Meeting Draws Over 70 to Learn About West Area Specific Plan

June 12, 2019
Community Development Department Advanced Planning staff with support from other divisions in CDD held a Community Meeting Open House at Northminster Church in North Salinas regarding the West Area Specific Plan on June 10th to provide an opportunity for the public to come meet and greet staff and the development team and learn about the...
Advanced Planning Counts in Potter the Otter for 2020 Census

June 12, 2019
Over 200 people participated in the City’s 2020 Census outreach activities at the First Friday kickoff event for the MY Town Popup Children's Museum held on June 7th at California Sate University Monterey Bay's (CSUMB) Salinas Center for Arts and Culture. The City’s Census outreach activities focused on educating (a fun and engaging way) children,...
Salinas City Council Supports 2020 Census Efforts

May 1, 2019
On April 16th, the Salinas City Council unanimously passed a resolution supporting, and thus kicking off Salinas' 2020 Census Efforts. The resolution supports the City's recently formed 2020 Census Salinas Action Team, and the City's participation in the Monterey County Complete Count Committee. Recent news from the Action Team, which had its third meeting on...