Development

The presentation of an independent peer review of infrastructure planning for the water and wastewater needs of future development took place at the Rancho Murieta Community Services District board meeting Wednesday before a small audience of development critics and county officials. The peer review examines water, wastewater and drought planning studies the CSD prepared between 1990 and 2007. When the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors authorized the review in September 2007, it was described as a possible beginning for a master plan update that would determine how many new homes Rancho Murieta could accommodate.  Read more »

The Rancho Murieta Association board on Tuesday night reaffirmed last month’s vote to begin the process of obtaining almost $1.5 million in developer money to rebuild the North Gate and add a gate at Escuela Drive and Stonehouse Road.  Running through much of the meeting was contentiousness about the 2010 budget and the possibility of creating a separate budget for the community’s cable operation.  Read more »

 Previous story: RMA votes to start rebuilding North Gate with developer money (August 26, 2009)

Now that the Rancho Murieta Association board of directors has indicated it wants to go ahead with a $1.4 million developer-financed rebuild of the North Gate, how will the Pension Trust Fund for Operating Engineers respond?  They say they need time to think about it.  Read more »

Possible locations for community dog parks -- one on the North, one on the South -- were discussed at Thursday's Parks Committee meeting following an offer from community service organizations to raise funds for the project.  Read more »

After nearly five years, the Rancho Murieta Association board took the first steps Wednesday night to seek almost $1.5 million in development funds to rebuild the North Gate and construct a new gate at Stonehouse Road and Escuela Drive.  Read more »

Five years after foundation problems in Rancho Murieta South homes built by Reynen & Bardis became public knowledge, the first homeowner lawsuit against the developer is headed for trial next week.  Read more »

The Community Services District board gave a polite heave-ho to a developer representative who appeared at Wednesday’s meeting and asked to be included in negotiations for construction of water treatment facilities to serve new development.  Read more »

At its meeting Wednesday, the Community Services District board of directors will review a public outreach plan and schedule for water conservation pricing that would go into effect in January. The board will also receive a presentation from a land-use consultant for Parcel 1, the 18-acre apartment site located between the Rancho Murieta Association Building and Jackson Road.  Read more »

NEWS

2006
• County planning group hears three hours of comments, will continue next month (August 24, 2006)  Read more »

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For more than four years, $1.4 million to fund a new North Gate has been in limbo, awaiting plans from the Rancho Murieta Association. That may change Tuesday if the board of directors passes a resolution to prepare site drawings for the relocated gate. The drawings would be submitted to the Pension Trust Fund for Operating Engineers under the terms of the Mutual Benefit Agreement, a development agreement between the PTF and RMA.  Read more »