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By Erica Madison Good news for park enthusiasts – over 12 parks in Alameda have been identified for a major overhaul; the bad news is, there’s no money available to begin even the most crucial repairs.  By Erica Madison “I’m concerned fiberglass doesn’t hold up”, said Council member Matarrese at the Jan. 26 City Council meeting. As part of the Woodstock to Webster Neighborhood Improvement Project, 25 fiberglass street poles will be installed. AZCO supply was the selected to perform the installation, which will cost $60,280. The project is funded from the Community Development Block Grant funds, which Alameda City receives from Housing and Urban Development. Continue reading Alameda City Councilmember Matarrese Questions Street Pole Installment Plan By Erica Madison At a Feb. 3, 2010, Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority meeting Council member Matarrese gave a progress report on the Navy’s cleaning of Alameda Point. Continue reading ARRA Questions Clean up Work on Alameda Point By Erica Madison “Why don’t we have a resolution,” asked Mayor Beverly Johnson. After hearing from Public Works and Alameda County Congestion Management Agency on Jan 6, 2009, City Council was disappointed with each sides’ solution to the I-880 improvement proposal. Continue reading Alameda City Council Upset about I-880 Improvement Plans Erica Madison At a joint City Council and Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority meeting on Jan 6, 2009, Public Works staff, warned council against approving $74 million I-880 improvement plan. “Over the past seven months the public has complained about our streets becoming board walks, said City Manager Ann Marie Gallant. Gallant was referring to a new plan to improve parking on residential streets, so the streets won’t become boardwalks for recreational vehicles. “We have a difficult time with boats unattached to trailers,” Said Gallant. [...] During a Dec. 2, City Council meeting, issues regarding a $3 million repayment of Alameda’s sewer fund was debated. Work on removing the debris from the Fleet Industrial Supply Center’s (FISC) burned down hospital, is almost finished. In order to complete the work of demolishing the hospital and cleaning up the area, the CIC had to borrow $3 million from the sewer fund. [...] Alameda Landing project is an approved redevelopment agreement between Community Improvement Commission (CIC) and Palmtree Acquisition Corporation (PAC). In December 2005, PAC was hired to transform part of the Fleet Industrial Supply Center, into 400,000 square feet of office space and 300,000 square feet of retail space. This redevelopment will also include a public waterfront park. [...] By Erica Madison “Bay farm Island Library is half the size of what it needs , to be of service to the community”, said architectural consultant Chris Noll. By Erica Madison On December 1, 2009, the Alameda Police Department received rave reviews from the City Council. |
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