SANTA MARIA, Calif. - The City of Santa Maria has developed an action plan for those target areas in the Northwest part of the city. The new action plan stems from a community meeting back in October.
Here's what the city is saying about the new plan:
The City recently engaged in a neighborhood outreach effort to better understand
community needs for service delivery to our residents. The first of these community
meetings was held on October 15, 2012 at St. John Neumann's Church, where 150
participants provided feedback in areas where the City could improve its efforts.
In addition, a follow-up focus group was held, and an Action Plan has been developed,
resulting in the identification of four major target areas for the Northwest Santa Maria
neighborhoods: Crime Reduction, Infrastructure Improvements, Community Outreach,
and Code Compliance/Neighborhood Clean-up efforts. The Action Plan illustrates
specific action items for implementation under each category, addressing the
community's concerns for the neighborhood. The Action Plan is posted on the City's
website, www.ci.santa-maria.ca.us
"We are pleased to develop this cooperative community effort," said Mayor Alice Patino,
who organized and attended last October's town hall meeting. "I saw and heard that the
residents and City departments share the same goals. We need to talk and work
together to improve our quality of life, and that's what the Action Plan is all about."
The Northwest side is defined as north of Fesler Street to the northern City limits and
west of Broadway (State Highway 135).
