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September 22, 2008
Southeast Paradise Area Specific Plan EIR:
Notice of Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) Availability
Click here for more information

September 11, 2008
TOWN OF PARADISE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO BEGIN ROADWAY STRIPING OPERATIONS

The Town of Paradise maintains about 100 centerline miles of roadway, with about 80 miles of roadway striping (centerlines and lane/edge lines).

Since traffic (and winter snow plowing/ sanding activity) wears the paint away, Town of Paradise Street Maintenance crews plan to repaint the centerline stripes and lane lines on the most heavily traveled roadways each year. Road striping must be done when the road surface is dry and the weather is relatively warm.

Work will begin on September 11th and continue until Mid October, 2008 (weather permitting). Our goal this summer is to complete the re-striping of most of the major roads in the Town as shown on the attached list. Motorists approaching a striping operation from behind will have plenty of warning. First they will see "CAUTION - WET PAINT" and "DO NOT PASS" signs. Next will be a "shadow" vehicle with flashing lights and "CAUTION – WET PAINT” and “DO NOT PASS” signs. Finally the striper truck, which sprays the paint stripes and glass beads onto the roadway, will have flashing amber lights.

Motorists should use caution when they encounter a road striping operation. Do not drive across the wet paint stripes, and do not pass the follow vehicle. Although the manufacturer claims the paint will dry in less than 10 seconds under ideal conditions, your vehicle tires will likely track the paint if crossed when it is still wet. This tracking will not only make the finished striping job look sloppy, but the paint will likely damage your vehicle paint job if not cleaned off quickly.

As always, please drive carefully and use caution when you see our crews out in the roadway. They are working hard to provide the citizens of Paradise with safe, well marked roadways to help you get to your destination safely.

LIST OF STREETS TO BE RE-STRIPED

1. SKYWAY – BILLE ROAD NORTH TO PENTZ ROAD

2. PENTZ ROAD – SKYWAY SOUTH TO TOWN LIMITS

3. CLARK ROAD – PEARSON ROAD TO TRAILWAY AT UPPER CLARK ROAD

4. NORTH LIBBY – BILLE ROAD SOUTH TO ELLIOTT ROAD

5. SCHMALE LANE – SKYWAY TO END

6. MISCELLANEOUS SECONDARY STREETS
 

August 6, 2008
Skyway/Wagstaff Traffic Signal Activation

Click here for a Fact Sheet with more pictures

Before	After

Project History:
The initial Project Study Report (PSR) was completed for this project on November 9, 2000. The CEQA review (California Environmental Quality Act) was completed on April 9, 2002. On May 14, 2002, the design contract with Mark Thomas and Company was approved by the Town Council. Part way through the design of this project the state withdrew funding for all approved STIP projects due to the ongoing State budget problems. This left this project without full funding.

To resolve this funding issue, Town Engineering Division staff submitted a Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ) grant to the Butte County Association of Governments (BCAG). On May 23, 2004, the Town Council approved the Congestion Mitigation Air Quality Grant application, to partially fund the right of way acquisitions and to fund the construction of this project. As these were federal funds, the Town was required to also conduct a NEPA Environmental Review (National Environmental Protection Act). This separate and distinct environmental review was formally approved by Caltrans and FHWA in May, 2006 (two full years to complete).

On June 13, 2006, the Town Council approved the purchase of 12 separate right of way acquisitions, for a total purchase price of $303,000. This was in addition to one previously acquired (hardship acquisition) that was acquired in 2005 for $38,000.00, for a total right of way (land acquisition) cost of $341,000.

The design for the utility relocations begin in 2004, and their actual relocation work began in January 2007. Utility work included in this project was the replacement of the existing steel water main, which was in poor condition, and would not withstand the stress of the roadway reconstruction. Also included in the project was relocation of multiple joint utility poles, gas mains, and AT&T conducts and duct runs, to accommodate the new roadway alignment and the new storm drains and water lines.

The final plans and specifications were approved by the Town Council on August 14, 2007. Once approved, it was advertised and bid in accordance with State requirements. Franklin Construction of Chico, CA, provided the lowest responsible bid of $2,354,000.00. The construction contract was awarded to their firm by the Paradise Town Council on September 25, 2007.

Project Details:
This traffic signal/road reconstruction project is the largest public works contract ever awarded in the history of the Town of Paradise. This $2,354,000 project included 2,700 cubic yards of excavation, 71,600 square feet of pulverized asphalt (all recycled and re-used as base material on this project), 5,600 tons of new aggregate base, over 3,000 tons of new asphalt concrete, over 6,000 square feet of concrete sidewalk, almost 2,000 linear feet of storm drain, over 1,400 linear feet of new waterline, ranging in size from 8 inch to 24 inch diameter.

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August 4, 2008
TOWN OF PARADISE TO ACTIVATE THE SKYWAY/WAGSTAFF
TRAFFIC SIGNAL WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2008
Franklin Construction and their subcontractors are rapidly wrapping up the Traffic Signal Project at the intersection of Skyway and Wagstaff Road. On Wednesday morning August 6, 2008, the testing sequence will begin for the traffic signal controller and components. Upon completion of all functional testing, the traffic signal will be activated.

At 3:00 PM, an informal signal activation celebration will be attended by Town Council and Town Staff.

We anticipate that there may be minor delays to traffic when the signals start up in flashing red mode. Local businesses will be open, and access to all businesses will be available. Motorists should be ready to stop if the lights are flashing red or they are given a red signal by the traffic signal lights.

This project was funded by a Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ) Grant, the Town’s Gas Tax Fund, Transit Funds, Proposition 1-B Funds and Development Impact Fees. The construction cost of this project was just over $2,354,000.00.

The Town of Paradise would like to thank motorists for their patience as we completed the multiple phases of this critical safety project. We would also like to thank the property owners and businesses in the area, for their patience, flexibility, and willingness to work with us in solving the many design challenges that this particular intersection presented.

Please contact the Town of Paradise Public Works Department at 872-6291 with any additional questions.

For more information, please contact:
Paul T. Derr, Assistant Public Works Director
(530) 872-6291
 

Community Policing in Paradise
Public Forum
was held on July 24, 2008.
View the Power Point Presentation here.   (2.25 MB)

July 28, 2008
Health Recommendations to Reduce the Impact from Wildfire Smoke
The Butte County Air Quality Management District and the Butte County Department of Public Health are providing this information on ways the public can reduce the health impacts of wildfire
smoke.

July 23, 2008
Town of Paradise
Emergency Volunteers Needed!
The Town started after the Humboldt/Ophir fire to recruit for emergency volunteers to provide valuable support during such community-wide emergencies as major snow or wind storms or threatening fires. The response has been great.
We still need more folks to volunteer, so if you think you could help us during a major emergency, please give us a call.
We especially need volunteers to help in these areas:

• Emergency Operations Center Call/Information Center

• Emergency Operations Center Traffic & Evacuation Control

• Emergency Operations Center Sheltering teams to help the Red Cross with evacuation shelters, to staff cooling centers & evacuation/transportation assembly points.

• Food Service support to help with the preparation & delivery of meals for Emergency Operations, police and fire personnel.

To volunteer, just call the Town Manager's Executive Assistant Sherry Bruno at 872-6291 or by email at sbruno@townofparadise.com .
We will be holding an orientation meeting within the next two weeks. Thank you in advance for helping our great community.

Posted 7/21/08
Fire on the Ridge Community Meeting
Thursday, August 7th
CMA Church, 6491 Clark Road, Paradise
Time: 6:30PM

This meeting is hosted by the Paradise and Butte County Fire Safe Council and the Town of Paradise to give information regarding preparing yourself and your household to survive a wildfire. Come learn the recipe of success for living with wildfire from local experts in this community event to be held Thursday, August 7th, 2008, 6:30PM to 9:00PM at the CMA Church, 6491 Clark Road in Paradise.

Learn how to be ready when wildfire strikes. You can make a difference for your family, home and community! During the seminar video and photo presentations will provide information on:

*Family and personal preparedness tips
*Animal wildfire preparedness
*Ordering reflective address signs
*Find out how to keep brush from growing back
*Community wildfire safety projects
*Removal of invasive Scotch Broom and
*Forest Stewardship

 

July 17, 2008
FRANKLIN CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN FINAL PHASE OF
THE SKYWAY/WAGSTAFF TRAFFIC SIGNALIZATION PROJECT ON MONDAY, July 21st, 2008

Franklin Construction will begin the final phase of the Skyway/Wagstaff Traffic Signalization Project beginning Monday, July 21st, 2008. This phase will involve the placement of Hot Mix Asphalt surfacing. After placement of the asphalt on Monday and Tuesday, permanent striping will be installed to delineate the traffic lanes. The traffic signal poles are in place and are awaiting the electrical supply connection by PG&E.

Residents traveling Skyway are encouraged to use Clark and Pentz Roads as alternate routes. The contractor will be providing traffic control and lane closures during the placement of the asphalt surfacing and Wagstaff Road will remain closed to through traffic between Oak Way and Skyway and Paragalia and Skyway. Traffic should be prepared for delays of up to 20 minutes through the work zone while this last critical component of this project is completed.

Local businesses will be open, and access to all businesses will be available.

The Town of Paradise also would like to encourage residents that travel these roadways to carpool or to utilize public transit during this construction period to minimize the number of vehicle trips. This reduction in vehicle trips will help to significantly reduce the overall delays experienced by motorists.

In addition, motorists should drive carefully, and be on the lookout for traffic control signs, flaggers and equipment. We also request that motorists obey all instructions from the traffic control personnel they encounter, and that they try to be patient with us during the completion of this critical safety project. Please contact the Town of Paradise Public Works Department at 872-6291 with any additional questions.

For more information, please contact:
Paul T. Derr, Assistant Public Works Director
(530) 872-6291

7/2/08
Skyway/Wagstaff Road Construction Road Closure
Franklin Construction will begin the final phase of the Skyway/Wagstaff Traffic Signal Project beginning Monday, July 7th.
This phase will involve demolition of the existing roadway surfacing, excavating down to subgrade, and then rebuilding the roadway with a new stronger structural section and asphalt paving. The contractor will be utilizing flag persons for traffic control along Skyway and this area will be subject to delay as traffic is flagged through the project area. There will be a full road closure of Wagstaff Road from Oak Way to Skyway and from Paragalia Way to Skyway. The full road closure on Wagstaff will be for the next three (3) weeks.

Residents traveling Skyway, Clark and Pentz Roads above Wagstaff Road should be prepared for detours and delays of up to 15 minutes while this last critical component of this project is completed.
The Town of Paradise also would like to encourage residents to carpool or to utilize public transit to minimize the number of vehicle trips during this reconstruction period.

We apologize for any inconvenience this might cause and appreciate your cooperation during the completion of this critical drainage project.
Please contact the Town of Paradise Public Works Department at 872-6291 with any questions.
 

6/4/08
TREE ORDINANCE #482 ADOPTED
Click here for the Towns new Tree Ordinance, which was adopted by the Town Council on May 27, 2008.

Click here for a Town of Paradise Tree Advisory Committee Application. Deadline is July 1, 2008

4/30/08
PLANNING COMMISSION VACANCIES
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that two vacancies will occur on the Paradise Planning Commission due to the expiration of terms of office of Commissioner Loretta Griffin and Commissioner C. Craig Woodhouse on June 30, 2008.  Any citizen who resides in the Town of Paradise and who is interested in serving as a Commissioner on the Planning Commission may obtain an application here or a hard copy application in the Town Clerk's Office, 5555 Skyway, Paradise, Monday through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. or Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. 

Planning Commission Notice of Vacancies
Planning Commission Application

April 10, 2008
DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE ADJUSTMENT BOARD
The Development Impact Fee Adjustments Board will be meeting on April 14, 2008 at 8:30 am.  An agenda is available here.

March 25, 2008
CITIZEN REVIEW/PUBLIC INPUT PROCESS
2008-2009 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FUNDS

The Annual Action Plan is a budgeting/reporting tool that the Town Council uses to appropriate Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to eligible program activities that promote decent housing, suitable living environments, and economic opportunities to low and moderate income persons. Eligible activities include: housing assistance programs; public improvement projects; such as parks and infrastructure; land acquisition; business assistance programs that promote economic development; and programs that support community organizations that work directly with low and moderate-income residents. The Town Council has approved funding in each of these categories since 1994, when the Town received its first CDBG allocation. The Town will receive $219,750 from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the 2008-2009 program year.

The following is a proposed budget for the use of our 2008-2009 CDBG funds. As this is a public process, comments, suggestions and public input is invited during every step of the process. The public may attend one of the remaining public hearings listed below to give feedback/suggestions, or may do so in writing. Direct comments to Lauren Gill, Director Business and Housing Services Division, 5555 Skyway Paradise, CA 95969.

The 2008-2009 proposed budget for CDBG funds is being as follows:

• The Draft Annual Plan will be available to the public on March 24, 2008. The public comment period is March 24th through April 23, 2008. Written comments should be addressed to Lauren Gill, 5555 Skyway, Paradise, CA 95969.
   

• Public Hearing on the final Annual Plan: Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at 6:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible, in the Town Hall Council Chambers at 5555 Skyway, Paradise, California. The Council will adopt the final 2007-08 Annual Plan and receive public comment.
   

March 13, 2008
TOWN OF PARADISE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO BEGIN OUR SPRING HERBICIDE APPLICATION

The Town of Paradise Public Works Department will begin our spring herbicide application during the week of March 17, 2008 (weather permitting). This herbicide application is intended to keep the road edges and ditches free of noxious weeds, and will help reduce the fire danger this summer. We will be using Razor Pro herbicide, and spraying critical road shoulders and selected areas along the Memorial Trailway and drainage ditches. Spraying operations will be conducted over the next several weeks, as weather permits. Crews will be starting at 1:00 AM each day (to avoid traffic and wind that may pick up later in the day).

Most treated areas will have a four to five foot wide band of herbicide applied (from the edge of pavement outward). This treatment reduces the amount of weeds and vegetation alongside the roadway edges and will greatly reduce the chance of carelessly thrown cigarettes causing a wildland fire later this summer. In addition, control of noxious weeds during this stage of development will improve the roadside drainage and minimize additional maintenance by Town staff. Detailed maps showing the areas to be treated are available at the Public Works Department at Paradise Town Hall, or online at www.townofparadise.com, click on Public Works, then Street Maintenance, and then the Vegetation control links.

Trained and licensed operators will do all spraying in strict conformance with the Butte County Agricultural Commissioner requirements and the manufacturer’s recommendations. Anyone interested in either the product label or the Material Data Safety Sheets for this product are invited to view both at Town Hall.

If residents would prefer to not have the area in front of their property sprayed, please contact the Public Works Department to arrange for a “no-spray” agreement. We always try very hard to not spray ornamental flowers and shrubs planted in the right of way. However, since most of our spraying is done at night, occasionally ornamentals will not be visible to the operators. Residents should use white flags to mark areas not to be sprayed (flags are available at Town Hall).

We do not anticipate any traffic delays. Spraying operations will be performed with a Town of Paradise pickup and a 300-gallon pull spray tank. If motorists encounter the spraying operations, please stay back a reasonable distance. The operators will pull off the roadway and allow the motorists to pass at the first convenient location.

Thank you and please drive carefully.

For more information, please contact:
Paul T. Derr, Assistant Public Works Director
(530) 872-6291
 

03/10/08
Plan for Smoke Reduction from Residential Wood Burning
Many areas in Butte County have high levels of smoke during cold weather due to residential wood burning devices such as wood stoves and fireplaces. Butte County currently exceeds the state air standards for particulate matter and Chico exceeds the federal fine particulate matter standard. Wood smoke contributes significantly to this problem. In response, the Butte County Air Quality Management District has been reviewing possible solutions and seeks public feedback and ideas.
Click here for more information.

03/03/08
Town of Paradise
Building & Onsite Division Workshops
March 13
Onsite Division: 2:00 - 5:00 in Chamber # 8
Building Division: 3:00 - 5:00 in Chamber # 9

Please join us and receive your FREE Residential Building, Electrical, Mechanical & Plumbing Codes and/or Proposed Revisions to the Town of Paradise Manual for the  Onsite Treatment of Wastewater.

All Are Welcome

2/29/08

PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE

THE MARCH 3RD PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING

HAS BEEN CANCELED AND A SPECIAL MEETING

WILL BE HELD ON  MONDAY, MARCH 18, 2008 AT 6:00 P.M.

IN THE TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBERS