Salida City Column Archives - Ark Valley Voice

Letter to the Community: Mayor Wood’s Statement, Working Hard and Front Line HEROES

by Community Contributor | Apr 6, 2020 | Columns, Community, COVID-19, Government, Letters to the Editor, Salida, Salida City Column | 0

April 5 COVID-19 Statement Dear Salida, Well, here we are, it has been another interesting week of...

Letter to the Community: Mayor Wood’s Statement, Working Hard and Front Line HEROES

by Community Contributor | Apr 6, 2020 | Columns, Community, COVID-19, Government, Letters to the Editor, Salida, Salida City Column | 0

Dear Salida,

Well, here we are, it has been another interesting week of COVID-19. Things I think we should pay attention to right now:

Salida City Column: To Salida

by City of Salida | Nov 22, 2018 | Columns, News, Salida, Salida City Column | 0

We, as the governing body of your city are charged with several challenging duties, including hiring the top executive of the city. In executing this process, we relied upon experts in a variety of fields to guide us. We try...

Salida City Column: Future 50, re-visioning Rainbow Blvd.

by City of Salida | Nov 5, 2018 | Columns, News, Salida City Column | 0

“The City of Salida has partnered with Community Builders to listen to our citizen’s and business owner’s ideas about the future of the Highway 50 commercial corridor…. This cannot happen without an engaged populous. This is not a just a traffic engineering exercise, it is much more. It is about how the businesses, buildings, residents, land uses and people on both sides of the road create a place that is Salida.”
Glen Van Nimwegen, Salida Community Development Director

Salida City Column: Salida Crossings is but one part of the solution

by City of Salida | Oct 1, 2018 | Columns, Housing, Salida, Salida City Column | 0

Salida has been undergoing a lot of change in recent years, and change can feel mighty uncomfortable to some people. A recent example of the unease that change can bring about is the contentious special election over Salida...

Salida City Column: SteamPlant Event Center Update

by Community Contributor | Sep 27, 2018 | Columns, Salida, Salida City Column | 0

The Salida SteamPlant Event Center has seen a record number of events in 2018. By the end of the year, there will have been at least 625 events at the SteamPlant, Riverside Park and Scout Hut. Of those events, 53 are film...

Salida City Column: On Change

by City of Salida | Aug 31, 2018 | Columns, Salida, Salida City Column | 0

The United States of America is a nation based on change, growth and improvement. In Salida we stand at a crossroads. Where will we go? Who will we be? How do we get there? These questions are ones I grapple with every day;...