Saranap Village Study Moves Forward
MAY 21—A move by a small
group of Saranap residents to derail the Saranap Village project (see next
article) before it gets off the ground failed this morning as the board of
supervisors approved a study of the project and agreed to consider a related General
Plan amendment. Opponents had been lobbying Second District Supervisor Candace
Andersen to prohibit the developer, Hall Equities Group, from filing a routine
application for the amendment.
The SCA board opposed the move to deny HEG the right to file an application because doing so would deny the other Saranap residents the opportunity to express their views on the project. The board encouraged members to email the supervisor to encourage her to approve the study.
The SCA board opposed the move to deny HEG the right to file an application because doing so would deny the other Saranap residents the opportunity to express their views on the project. The board encouraged members to email the supervisor to encourage her to approve the study.
Saranap Vision
Mixed-Use "Village" Proposed for Business District
MAY 6--It’s just a matter of time. With its proximity to a thriving downtown Walnut Creek and two of the East Bay’s major freeways, it’s not a question of if but when the Saranap business district will be redeveloped. Now it appears that “when” may be soon, at least for part of the area.
A Walnut Creek developer in April announced plans for a mixed-use project in the area clustered around the Boulevard Way–Saranap Avenue intersection. Dubbed Saranap Village, it would include retail shops at street level with multiple levels of apartments and condominiums above.
A Walnut Creek developer in April announced plans for a mixed-use project in the area clustered around the Boulevard Way–Saranap Avenue intersection. Dubbed Saranap Village, it would include retail shops at street level with multiple levels of apartments and condominiums above.
Special Guest at Spring Boutique
Second District Supervisor Candace Andersen (in dress) and her husband, Philip (in tie), were among 170 guests at the SCA’s spring Children’s Toy & Clothing Boutique May 19. The supervisor spent about half an hour at the event, mostly chatting with SCA board members and Boutique volunteers. This was our 14th Boutique. Learn more about the Boutique here. Watch this website for the date of the fall Boutique.
Sanctuary Construction Begins
MAY 2--Construction of Sufism Reoriented’s new Boulevard Way sanctuary began February 14, when contractors began pouring the foundation, according to the spring issue of the church’s Neighborhood Newsletter. The county issued the building permit for the project a week earlier. All the work that had been done on the property prior to that was to prepare the site for construction.
Photo at top of page: Above Las Trampas Creek, Saranap. Photo by Patrick Mage
