Anaheim 2060

NOTE: The City of Anaheim has two primary decision making bodies, the City Council and Planning Commission.  Anaheim 2060 will review the agenda for each Council and Commission meeting and discuss any issues that either support or oppose the goals of Anaheim 2060.

There are two items on this week’s City Council agenda that are worth discussing.  The first is a grant request to help fund the construction of a new part and the second is an increase in electric rates charged by the Anaheim Public Utilities Commission.

Item #23 – Miraloma Park Grant Application

There is a lack of easy access to parks in much of Anaheim.  The City’s Community Development Department is applying for a grant under the Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Grant Program.    This grant, if awarded, will work in conjunction with a Section 108 loan the city has applied for to the Department of Housing and Urban Development.  (I’ll be talking more about the Section 108 loan in a future post.)  This application is just one example of the many ways Anaheim is finding to fund the improvement of resident’s quality of life without over exerting the City’s general fund.

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