Grocery Store Location Request

Many of our neighbors have been asking whether a grocery store is coming, and how to show our interest. Here is the location request process for both Trader Joe's and Fresh & Easy:

Trader Joe's

Go to: www.traderjoes.com
Click: "Contact Us" tab
Click: "Email Us" stamp
Under "Please Select a Subject," scroll down to "Location Requests"

Fresh & Easy

Go to: www.freshandeasy.com

Click: "Where We Are" tab

Click: "Customer" in the blue "Location Suggestions" box

Here is some text that you're welcome to use as a starting point and modify as you see fit:

The new community of Capital Village is a mixed-use urban community in the new City of Rancho Cordova. The innovative community emphasizes neighborhood connection and walkability and would be a great location for a neighborhood market. The suggested location is located off of Capital Village Drive near the intersection of Zinfandel Drive and Data Drive. For more information on the community, visit www.capital-village.blogspot.com.

Underwear Drive

Hello neighbors,

I am writing to solicit underwear donations. I admit it, my first reaction was to laugh, and it really would be funny if the need was not so real.

Did you know that the Folsom Cordova Unified School District had 680 documented cases of “homeless” students last year? For those students, Project 680 was born.

Project 680 is a grassroots team effort led by local residents to do something about the problem of student homelessness. This all started with a sock drive in December 2008. After learning of the “680″ from the District Liaison for Homeless Services, and that having new socks were a felt need among these students, it became our goal to collect 680 pairs of socks. Well, the Project 680 team was overwhelmed with generosity from the community as 3,144 pairs of socks came in. Local residents, neighborhoods, organizations, churches, and businesses all teamed up to make this happen.

The current mission is to collect underwear for these students. So many people generously give clothes, coats, etc., but the basics like socks and underwear are often overlooked. This is such a simple way to help people who really need it.

Here are the real (but admittedly chuckle-worthy) particulars about what is needed:

Only new undergarments in sealed packages will be accepted.

• Elementary Boys and Girls:

Sizes 4-10 (standard underwear), full briefs for older elementary

• Middle School and High School students:

Boys generally prefer boxers and could use a range of sizes from Boys 10-12 through Mens XL.

Girls generally prefer a modest bikini brief. Thongs are inappropriate for this project.

Sizes from Girls 12 to a range of teen sizes would be most useful.

Donations will be accepted until May 8, 2009.

Collection Points have been set up at the following locations:

Cordova Neighborhood Church: Church Office at 10600 Coloma Road Rancho Cordova

Cordova Gardens Area: Penrose household at 2301 Dawes Street Rancho Cordova

Cordova Meadows Area: Bellamy household at 10118 La Alegria Drive Rancho Cordova

Folsom: Girl Scout Troop 24 c/o the Scott Family, 765 Densmore Court, Folsom

Rancho Cordova City Hall: 2729 Prospect Park Drive Rancho Cordova

RC Neighborhood Center: 10665 Coloma Road, Suite 100 Rancho Cordova

Sunriver Neighborhood: 11121 Crooken River Ct., Rancho Cordova

White Rock Area: Jeppesen Household at 3239 Portsmouth Drive Rancho Cordova

White Rock Area: Wiese household at 3065 Swansea Way Rancho Cordova

White Rock Area: Tartaglia household at 3035 Stoke Ct Rancho Cordova

If you can help by offering another collection location, please contact Ryan Lundquist at (916) 595-3735 or ryan@cordovatowne.com.

For more information about Project 680 and the Underwear Drive, please visit their website at www.project680.org.

Thanks in advance for your generosity and for spreading the word about this very worthy cause.

Target Plans

Target plans to demolish the existing Rancho store and re-open the new store prior to the start of this year's Holiday shopping season. For those who may be curious about what the new store will look like, here are some pictures of the elevations and floor plan of the rebuild. The Design Review for this building was originally approved in August of 2007.

Eat at Rubios Thursday to Benefit the Cordova HS Seniors!

The Cordova High School Senior class will be holding a fundraiser at Rubios this Thursday from 3 – 9PM. If you eat at Rubios and mention the Cordova High School Senior class, Rubios will donate a portion of all proceeds for the night. If you work at VSP, Progressive, or any other business in the general area and can pass this on, it would be appreciated.

Beazer Finishes 2008 as Region's Top-Selling Builder - Credits Capital Village

Atlanta-based Beazer Homes finished 2008 as the region's top-selling builder, outpacing Texas builders Centex Homes, which ranked first in 2007, and D.R. Horton, which led the region in 2006.

Beazer's 432 sales represented nearly one in every 10 homes sold in 2008. Beazer was also one of the few firms to beat its 2007 numbers. Last year, it had 386 sales. Arizona-based Taylor Morrison Homes also bettered its 2007 performance. It sold 259 homes last year, eight more than in 2007, statistics show.

Michael Penbera, Beazer's Sacramento division sales manager, attributed the rise to prices beginning at $179,900 in Rancho Cordova's Capital Village and even lower at its Natomas Field project north of downtown Sacramento.

Penbera acknowledged that many buyers come to model homes to compare against foreclosure prices. But he said, "There's some peace in purchasing a new home with a warranty, with a lot of the energy-efficient features that older ones aren't required to have."

Rancho Cordova, indeed, was the only part of the region to see higher fourth-quarter sales in 2008 than 2007.

Read the entire SacBee article by clicking here.

SACOG Recognizes Capital Village for Regional Award for Distinctive Community Planning

On December 18, 2008, the Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG), the regional planning and transportation agency for the six county Sacramento region, recognized Capital Village with an award for innovative planning and implementation of smart growth community input and values. The award, called the Blueprint Excellence Award, recognizes a project implemented or completed in calendar year 2007 or 2008 for unique approaches to smart growth. The selection criteria includes providing a variety of transportation choices, offering housing choices and opportunities, taking advantage of compact development, using existing assets, mixing land uses, preservation of open space, and distinctive attractive communities with quality design - all aspects of Capital Village!

The award was submitted by the City of Rancho Cordova Planning Department along with letters of support from the Cordova Community Council, Economic Development Department, and local employer VSP. The award application also recognized the contributing organizations of Beazer Homes, Jeffrey DeMure + Associates Architects Planners, DSL Service Company, Nadel Architects, HDR, MRO Engineers, LCA, and Sarget Town Planning.

For more information about the SACOG Salutes! awards, visit www.sacog.org.

Christmas in the Village

Community Tree will Shine in new Rancho Cordova Location

The 9th Annual Cordova Community Christmas Tree Lighting event set for Sunday, November 30 at 4:30 at Capital Village. The Christmas tree lighting is on the move this year. After an 8 year run on the front lawn of St. John Vianney Church, festivities are moving to Village Green Park at Capital Village. The change of venue will come with plenty of new offerings. Admissionis free, as are all activities. In addition to a free shuttle bus operated by First Covenant Church, which will run from St. John Vinney Church to the Village, look for:

• Free hay wagon rides around the park from 4:30 to 7:30

• Sacramento Valley Live Steamers Railroad temporary track with free rides around the tree

• Offerings from Capital Village merchants (food and beverage)

• Community-based entertainment festival of Christmas music, including a strolling barbershop quartet, Christmas choral music by the St. John Vianney Multicultural Choir, haunting string music performed by students of Ukrainian heritage on an unusual instrument called the "bandera," a colorful ballet folklorico, and traditional Christmas songs by a female quartet.

• Reading of the Christmas Story by the Cordova Church of Christ Drama Team

• Christian rock by "Coolfied" of Cordova Neighborhood Church

• Ornament making for decorating the "baby tree"

• Photos can be taken with a large measuring stick recording the annual height of the kids and the tree

• Santa

• Snow!

Volunteers needed... for more information visit http://cordovacouncil.homestead.com/ or click here for more details.

Reception for SMUD Board Candidate

Come and meet our Rancho Cordova neighbor Nancy Bui, candidate for SMUD Board, at the home of Capital Village residents Joel Ryan and Kyle Wicky. Wine tasting and light hors d'oeuvres will be served... and it's free!

Wednesday, October 22, 2008
6:00-8:00pm
10854 Atherstone Drive (yellow townhouse across from the Village Green Park)

Please RSVP to: Joel at (916) 616-9953

Free Concert in the Park - This Saturday, October 11 @ 1:30pm

Ana G Vocal Center presents...

"Concert In The Park II"

Village Green Amphitheatre, 3141 Bridgeway Dr

For more information, go to www.anagvocalcenter.com

Farmers Insurance Onsite TODAY!

An insurance adjuster by the name of Sal from Farmers Insurance will be arriving on Monday, August 25th @ 10am to assess the damage due to the fire. He most likely won't have to come into anyone's house unless there was internal damage.

 

Please be sure to call Sal if you require him access to your home and to make an appointment with him. 

Sal can be reached at 925-699-5939.

 

Townhome Association Board Meeting Next Thursday

This is a reminder that the upcoming Townhome Association Board Meeting will be held on Thursday, August 7 starting at 6:30 pm at one of the Fusion model townhomes.

HOA Meeting for BBC Set for July 17th

Matt Cummings Writes:

Please note that the HOA meeting for Bungalows, Brownstones, and Cottages will take place on Thursday, July 17^th at 6:00.  We have several topics to discuss, including the approval of our Rules and Regulations.  Also, we’ll be introducing the new building projects occurring in the area, and providing an update on the Cap Village Commercial tenants.  If there is something you would like to see added to the agenda, please email me at mfc2112@sbcglobal.net.  On behalf of the board, I look forward to seeing you.

Neighborhood Watch Meeting on July 8th

Matt Cummings Writes:

RCPD hosts a quarterly Q&A session on safety issues at the Rockingham Station, located at 10361 Rockingham Drive.  Their next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 8^th at 6:30 pm.  Topics for the evening vary by meeting, but it’s always an excellent method to meet the men and women who protect our homes and streets.  Hope to see you there!

1st Annual Capital Village 4th of July Celebration

Come join your neighbors in the Village Green Park on Independence Day!  Come anytime after 3:00pm for BBQ and fun.  It's BYOM (bring your own meat/other desired grilling food) and please bring one side/salad/dessert / drinks to share.  

Bring your fireworks and we'll start setting them off as soon as it gets dark with movie in the amphitheater to follow (probably Independence Day) and then we'll set of more fireworks immediately after.  

Send an email to capitalvillageowners@gmail.com with any questions.

Hope to see you there!

Rancho Cordova International Festival Set

Rancho Cordova, CA – Travel the world without leaving Rancho Cordova during the Inaugural Rancho Cordova International Festival on Saturday, May 17.

The sounds, tastes and cultures of the world will be celebrated along with the opening of a new Rancho Cordova park from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at The Village Green Park, 3141 Bridgeview Drive in the Capital Village neighborhood. Admission is free of charge.

Presented by Leadership Rancho Cordova and the Cordova Recreation and Park District, the International Festival embraces the rich cultural fabric that is Rancho Cordova and will include music and dance from around the globe. Vendors will be on hand selling foods reflecting a wide range of ethnic heritage.

Among the nine featured performers will be Dragon Dancers, a mariachi band, Ukrainian Bandura players, and drummers and dancers from around the world.

The event will also celebrate the opening of The Village Green Park, the largest of three new parks that will be opened in the Capital Village neighborhood.

The park features an amphitheatre and water spray feature and is marked by a soaring tower, which serves as the Capital Village landmark.

Park dedication ceremonies will be held at 11 a.m. and includes free ice cream.

Following the dedication, Leadership Rancho Cordova will help park visitors set sail on an around-the-world tour that will include music and dance performances of the many cultures that have made Rancho Cordova home.

Entertainment will run from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m., with vendors selling international foods along the park’s central walkway.

The event is the class project of Leadership Rancho Cordova, a venture of the Rancho Cordova Chamber of Commerce to build a cadre of leaders prepared to propel the city into the future. The Leadership program is now in its second year.

Leadership Rancho Cordova class members, representing a diverse group of Rancho Cordova residents, business and government participants, have been studying key elements of the community from government and development issues to local history and public safety topics.


WHAT: Rancho Cordova International Festival and Park Dedication
“Where diverse cultures come together”

WHEN: Saturday, May 17
Park Dedication at 11 a.m.
International Festival 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

WHERE: The Village Green Park at Capital Village
3141 Bridgeway Drive
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670

PARKING: Public parking is available at the new Lowe’s, located one half mile south
of US-50 on Zinfandel Drive.

Admission is free • Food available at event

For more information, contact Brenda Hicks at (916) 337-5347 or admin@RCFestival.org, or visit www.RCFestival.org

Easter Egg Hunt

Anyone interested in helping plan an easter egg hunt on The Village Green for the kids of Capital Village please email capitalvillageowners@gmail.com to express your interest. We will be having a planning meeting next weekend and it would be great to have neighbor participation!

Thanks to Mark and Lindsay Kellogg for the great idea and taking the lead in planning the event!

Free Food at Chili's!

Stop by the Fusion sales trailer to pick up your VIP invitation to Chili’s “practice nights" on March 15th, 16th & 17th - free food and non-alcohol drinks (alcohol is available, you just have to buy it) for your party of 2 or 4! There are some ordering guidelines but it is a great opportunity for free grub and to hang with your neighbors. Gratuity is not included.

There are a limited number of invitations, so go see Amy Knipp in the Fusion sales trailer ASAP for details.

Neighborhood Watch Meeting

Matt Cumming Writes:

A reminder that RCPD's Neighborhood Watch meeting will take place on Tuesday, March 11th at 6:30 pm in the Rockingham Station Community Room. The topic will be "Identity Theft Prevention" and the meeting is hosted by POP officer Debbie Coil. Not only are these meetings are an excellent way to learn about RCPD and its role in the community, but the information shared is invaluable. I hope you will join us on Tuesday!

New Planning Commissioner

Matt Cummings Writes:

The Rancho City Council on Monday appointed Ross Johnson to fill the "At-Large" position vacated in January by Art Smith. Planning Commission has two of these "At-Large" commissioners, who are appointed by the entire Council, rather than by individual elected officials. Ross brings 35 years of community involvement to the Commission, and we're excited to have him aboard.

My City Hall Online

Matt Cummings has created an account for us at My City Hall Online to file complaints or suggestions with the various city agencies. All you do is log in with the following information, choose a topic, and email your comments/concerns:

ID: cvhoa
PASSWORD: progress

Matt's previous community used this with tremendous success. Visit the following link to access the webste and view instructions on how to use this valuable resource: https://clients.comcate.com/newrequest.php?id=19. Matt has also offered to answer any questions you may have about using My City Hall Online.

Thanks Matt!