Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council Candidate Statements

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The Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) is an appointed body which advises the Board of Supervisors on municipal issues facing Castro Valley. On May 4, 2015, Supervisor Miley announced two appointees to the Castro Valley MAC, as well as three finalists for a third appointment. Castro Valley Matters reached out to the three finalists, asking them:

We invite you to submit a statement for our blog about your vision for Castro Valley, and how you will work as part of the MAC to enact that vision.

Below are the candidate statements, in alphabetical order:

In November 2014, Castro Valley Matters published statements from candidates for local office.

Castro Valley Matters does not support or oppose any candidate for public office.

Governance
Supervisors to hear proposal for incorporation fiscal analysis

The Alameda County Board of Supervisors Unincorporated Services Committee meets on Wednesday, April 27 at 6:00 pm to hear from the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo) about a proposed fiscal analysis of the feasibility of incorporating Castro Valley and the other Alameda County unincorporated communities.

This is a map of the location of Castro Valley Lumber
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Chick-fil-A next to Burger Island? Where’s the beef?

When you consider how this location is a gateway to this community, how poorly conceived this intersection is, and the increasing traffic along 580, it is fair to question the wisdom of placing a new drive-thru restaurant here.

Community
Community signs, Safe Routes to School on Monday’s MAC agenda

The Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council meets tonight at 6:00 and will receive updates from Alameda County staff about “The Eden Area Signage Plan” and the Safe Routes to Schools Program. Safe Routes to School Safe Routes to School encourages walking, biking, carpooling, and public transit use in an effort …