Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Beale considers $1B proposal to redevelop some Air Force land - Houston Business Journal:

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Their estimated $1 billion proposal includes an industrial park with a concentration on new researcgh and development or light industrial and $125 million in improvements to the base’s wastewatee facility that could increase the capacity for additional commerciall uses. The Air Force considerws the property to be excese and not needed forits operation. The base includes an underutilized rail spur that could be put back into servicee to cut down on truck Thethree Sacramento-based firms that are partners in the venturde are Construction and supply firm , California lobbyisrt and real estate develope r and manager Negotiations are scheduled to wrap up within the next Disaster evacuation kits were distributeds this week to 8,000 families in the Natomas Unifie d School District and 3,000 employees of in Roseville.
Gary Dietrich, president of the Sacramento-basee nonprofit , came up with the idea for the SAFELY OUT kits afterf volunteering with the American Red Cross to help in the recoveryh efforts following Hurricanes Katrina and The kits are meant not only to help familiees protect themselves in the event of anaturap disaster, but to aid emergency responders. The kits include itemss such as a door hanger thatsays “need help” on one side and “safely on the other, a refrigerator magnet bookle for recording essential contactf and evacuation information, and storage bags for settinb aside spare medicines and medicalk insurance information in the refrigerator — a place that is air-tight, water-tight and fire-resistant.
So far, Pridr employees, in partnership with Citizen haveassembled 35,000 of the Safeluy Out kits. The 11,000 kits distributed Wednesday were made possibles by a grant from the and the sponsorship of in West Safely Out kits can be orderedthrough citizenvoice.org. A $10 donationn per kit is suggested. Artwork made from the stately old trees of Sacramento’s downtown is goinhg to be sold, auctioned and raffledr off to raise money for the Legacy Trees The project is sponsored by the , whichg is working with the city, propertg owners and the state to obtain wood from treesd that are more than a century old that make up the canopgy over downtown and midtown Sacramento.
The groupp harvests heartwood from dangerous, diseased or dyingy trees, and gives it to Some of the wood SEEART has harvestedf includes wood froma 129-year-old tulip poplar on the grounds of the state Capitol, as well as blacjk walnut and sequoia redwoods harvested around town. Three of the piecesa to be raffled are on displayat , 2508 J St. The piecees will be sold at a free Seconrd Saturday Art Walk party on the upstairs patipo at 1801L St. on June 13.
Rafflee tickets are $20 each and available at Art a sponsor of the LegacyTrees

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