Know Your Neighborhood: Lincoln Village Mixes It Up on the Rancho Cordova Border

by JT Long on February 8, 2010 · 0 comments

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Lincoln Village is a neighborhood on the edge – literally. The more than 5,000 people who live between Highway 50 and Old Placerville Road east of Bradshaw and west of Routier roads, turn to Rancho Cordova City Council to represent their code enforcement and planning interests. They call Rancho Cordova police if their car is stolen, SacMetro Fire Department when they smell smoke. The 95827 zip code on their bills is a Sacramento address and they send their children to A.M. Winn Elementary, Albert Einstein Middle School and Rosemont High School in the Sacramento City Unified School District.

The 51-year-old community grew in fits and starts according to Lincoln Village Neighborhood Association (LVNA) President, Kevin Jenkins. Jenkins, a facility manager at a Methodist church in the Arden-Arcade area, moved to Lincoln Village in 2001. His wife’s family traces their roots in the area back to 1972. Read more –>


February 8, 2010

Fair Oaks Robbery Leaves One Wounded, One Dead

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One Fair Oaks man is dead and his brother is wounded after an attack at their home early Monday morning. Around 1 a.m., the 25 year old brother came home and was attacked by two men hiding in the bushes in front of his home located on Winding Way. The two men forced their [...]

February 6, 2010

Citrus Heights Crime Report: Jan. 27 – Feb. 2

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The following police reports were filed between 01/27/2010 and 02/02/2010:

01/27/10:

Four breaking and entering incidents were reported – a residential burglary on the 8300 block of Cranford Way, one commercial burglary on the 6400 block of Sunrise Boulevard, one residential burglary on the 7500 block of Cedar Drive and one residential burglary on the 6300 [...]

February 6, 2010

Construction Begins for Hagan Dog Park

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Three weeks from now, Rancho Cordova could be the proud owner of a brand-new dog park located in Hagan Park.
Contruction crews have broken ground this week to start the process of converting an area of Hagan Park into a dog paradise, and despite the rainy weather, Gone to the Dogs Committee Member Brian Fansler said [...]

February 5, 2010

Shopping Locally: The Resurgence in Locally Owned Independent Business

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Across the country communities are looking for ways to stimulate the local economy and reinvigorate business. Many of these communities have adopted Shop Local campaigns. These initiatives go by different names. Sometimes they’re called Shop Local, Buy Local, Stay Local or Local First. Regardless of the name the concept is the same. By encouraging residents to shop and spend their money in locally owned businesses more of the money spent recirculates into the local economy.

February 5, 2010

Folsom Lake College and Community Partners Awarded $389,000 in Career-Based Grant Funding

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Folsom Lake College, in collaboration with several El Dorado County partners, has been awarded $389,000 in continued funding under the Governor’s Career Technical Education Initiative (SB 70/SB 1133), to raise the awareness of “middle skill” career opportunities among 6th through 12th grade students in El Dorado County schools. Middle skill careers are those that require [...]

February 5, 2010

City Moving Forward With Police Station Relocation to Kilgore Road

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Council Members voted unanimously Monday night to begin the process of transforming parcels located near the Kilgore Cemetery into a new facility for the Rancho Cordova Police Department.
The parcels, one located on Kilgore Road next to Kilgore Cemetery and the other located on Gold Tailings Court behind the cemetery, will be the future site of [...]

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