Community Invited To Jan. 8 Workshop For East Palo Alto General Plan

From the City of East Palo Alto:

On Jan. 8, East Palo Alto is hosting another General Plan
workshop, and invites the community to participate in this important discussion.

The next Vista 2035 General Plan Update workshop is on the critical topic of:
• PUBLIC HEALTH & QUALITY OF LIFE
Thursday, January 8, 2015, 6:30 – 9 pm
Discuss a wide range of topics impacting public health and quality of life in the City, including parks and open space, public safety, trees and landscaping, and access to health care and healthy food.

Location: East Palo Alto Senior Center, 560 Bell Street

Childcare and Spanish translation will be available at all workshops, and refreshments will be provided.

Each of the previous General Plan workshops last fall focused on one or more significant community topics, providing an opportunity for all segments of East Palo Alto’s community to help shape the future of the City. Now, the City invites community members to attend this early- 2015 workshop and contribute their ideas, opinions, and feedback about the General Plan Update.

More information about East Palo Alto’s General Plan Update is online at http://vista2035epa.org.

To help determine how community members feel about various issues facing the City, a short survey is online at http://vista2035epa.org and available at workshops.

The survey asks about quality of life, priorities for development, top issues facing the City, and more.

The East Palo Alto General Plan, which is expected to be completed in late 2015, is the document establishing policies, goals, and programs for the long-term physical development of the community; it is a guideline or “blueprint” for implementing the community’s vision for what
residents and other stakeholders want the City to be for future generations.

This critical policy document, required by State law, will replace the 1999 General Plan that was adopted as an update to the City’s first General Plan, which was completed in 1986.

East Palo Alto is San Mateo County’s youngest city, having been incorporated in 1983. It’s a strong, diverse community centrally located on the beautiful San Francisco Peninsula adjacent to the Bay.

The City enjoys some of the best weather in the area, is an affordable, emerging site for new businesses, and is convenient to transit, freeways, airports, and many Bay Area attractions and destinations.

More information about East Palo Alto is online at www.CityofEPA.org.

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