Arden Arcade - Our City, Our Home

Mission Statement

The mission of the Arden Arcade Incorporation Committee is to partner with the community in order to bring cityhood for Arden Arcade to a vote.

Purpose

1. to Educate the public on the benefits of cityhood, the incorporation process, and the role of city government.

2. to Elevate community support for incorporation.

3. to Enable residents to vote by raising the necessary funds to get incorporation on the ballot.

Please feel free to browse the site and learn more about the cityhood initiative, including important information about your taxes, police and fire protection, and other factors that affect all residents of our area.

UPDATE ON LAFCO PAYMENT

The response from businesses and residents has been phenomenal. So
have the words of support and encouragement.

We've raised all but about $1700. There is one donation we're waiting
on and we have to leave a few dollars in the bank account(s) (We have two). Our plan is to turn the money in tomorrow afternoon. We need to close this gap by tomorrow morning. Many people who have supported us in the past have dug deep into their pockets to donate a little more. Committee members have too. If you can help us close this gap or know someone who can, please let us know. Every little bit helps. We need to deposit the rest of the money by tomorrow morning, July 1st.

We're confident we'll make this deadline. This is our one chance to
become independent from the county and protect ourselves from
annexation by the City of Sacramento. If you've already given, thank
you very much, we know some of you have really sacrificed and we
appreciate it. You will be glad you did when we're running our own
city and have enough police protection and a strong sense of
community. You can pay through PayPal , or write a check to the Arden Arcade Incorporation Committee. E-mail me at this address or call me at 591-3408 (my cell phone) and we can figure to get together between now and tomorrow afternoon.

Thank you, Pat

SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF ANTICIPATES 209 DEPUTIES TO BE LAID OFF TO MEET BUDGET CUTBACKS

The needed staff reductions will seriously impact the safety of Arden Arcade and the Sacramento area in general. Read the full story in the Sacramento Bee.

COMMUNITY MEETING

Thursday, July 23, 2009 at 7:00 PM
Arcade Church at 3927 Marconi Ave, Sacramento, CA 95821 (between Eastern Ave. and Watt Ave.)

A representative from the City of Sacramento, along with the Arden Arcade Incorporation Committee, will answer your questions. We will discuss how annexation and incorporation affect our public safety, parks, special districts, taxes and local control. Please plan on attending and let your neighbors and friends know.

Here's another good reason you're going to want to be at our next Arden Arcade Incorporation/Annexation community meeting:

Thanks to the amazing community and business support these past months, we'll celebrate having met the deadline to turn in the $89,000 LAFCo required us to pay to continue the studies necessary to get cityhood on the ballot!

ARDEN ARCADE RESIDENTS!
YOU ARE ABOUT TO LIVE IN SACRAMENTO CITY,
AND IT WON'T BE YOUR CHOICE!

The City of Sacramento is considering Arden Arcade as a special study area for annexation!

See http://www.sacgp.org/index.html, Sacramento City's General Plan, adopted March 3, 2009.

According to the City of Sacramento's 2030 General Plan, the study area boundary for annexation of Arden Arcade has been extended from Mission Avenue to Walnut Avenue in Carmichael and below Fair Oaks Blvd in Arden Arcade.

How are Other Incorporated Cities Faring in the Economic Downturn?

Here's a Sacramento Bee article on Citrus Heights, and their take on the financial state of their city.

Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson Speaks to News 10 on Annexation

See the video interview on our Media page.