Petaluma Neighborhood Association

The Petaluma Neighborhood Association was founded out of a communal desire to educate ourselves and our neighbors about the planned Big Box developments slated for Petaluma. Projects of particular interest are the East Washington Place (Regency) Development and the Deer Creek (DSL) Development. At this time, our mission is to generate community awareness and participation in letter writing, attending city council meetings, providing educational materials, and organizing community events addressing the effects of Big Box stores on our community and local economy. We encourage the various neighborhoods of Petaluma to join us in taking a creative and active approach in voicing our concerns and participating in the preservation and development of Petaluma for today and tomorrow.

We need your help and support to keep things moving.
Please visit our Take Action Tab and sign our petition and learn about all the diffent things you can do to get involved.

Join us in attending the City Council meeting on June 16th at 7 p.m. to show our support for the Petaluma Community Impact Report. Located at City Hall, 11 English Street. Please read the posts below to learn more about why CIR’s will be great for our developing commutniy!

Join us in celbrating 150 years of fine follicled tom-foolery!
After party @ Maguire’s Pub @ 5:30pm
Brought to you by the Petaluma Farmer’s Market & the Petaluma Neighborhood Association
Sponsors include:
Laguanitas
Maguire’s Pub
Norm’s Barber Shop
Electric Oni Tattoo
Al and Vaungh’s Barber Shop
A Barber Shop with Style
Mike’s Barber Shop
Rouge Salon
A Man’s World Smoke Shop

cir_councilflyer_oct6.pdf

Together we can get the CIR/ FEIA resolution passed, please come and show your support. We need to let our city council know we want fiscal responsibility NOW!

Your Petaluma Neighborhood Association is coordinating it’s efforts to plant up to 40 trees!
A grant given to the Tree Advisory Committee and Parks and Recs has allowed the City to provide this great opportunity to plant 300 trees
throughout our neighborhoods and in our parks. The PNA has formed a volunteer group to plant trees in the Old East Side neighborhood in the coming weeks.
For more info email us:
Paul stopbigboxinpetaluma@yahoo.com
or go to: http://cityofpetaluma.net/parksnrec/community-trees.html

Stand Up for Accountable Development in Petaluma
Monday, July 7th, 2008 7:00 PM

Support the Proposed Fiscal and Community Impact Report for Retail Development in Petaluma
Save the date: Monday, July 7th, 2008 7:00 PM
Petaluma City Council Chambers
11 English St., Petaluma

The Living Wage Coalition, Petaluma Neighborhood Association, Petaluma Community Coalition, Petaluma Independent Business Association (PIBA) and Petaluma Tomorrow have introduced a Fiscal and Community Impact Report (FCIR) requirement for new large retail developments to the City of Petaluma. The City Council will consider our FCIR resolution and discuss a staff report at this meeting. The FCIR is an innovative policy tool that can help policy-makers and staff makes informed decisions on proposed large commercial retail. The FCIR complements the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) by factoring in the potential impacts of proposed large retail projects on small businesses, public health and social services, and job quality, .

Our legislation is similar to a recent state law passed in Maine, the Informed Growth Act. An FCIR will encourage more sustainable and equitable development in the City of Petaluma, and can serve as a model for other cities in the county.

Please come to the City Council meeting to demonstrate your support for Community Impact Reports!

To distribute flyers to friends and neighbors please click FCIR to download PDF!

Please download and print up copies of this postcard in support of the CIR
ordinance!

They can be mailed to the Petaluma City Council

11 English St. Petaluma, Ca. 94952

CIR Postcard

April 3, 2008
Petaluma Argus Courier
Guest Commentary

CIR will steer us in right direction
By Paul Francis

There has been much talk centered on community impact reports these days. Some of it has been accurate, but much of it has been misreported. In most part, the opinions regarding the intentions behind the inception and implementation of this new policy/ordinance have been distorted.

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North Bay Bohemian
News and Features
March 5, 2008

Big-Box Bingo: Petaluma Grapples with Deciding
the Entire Impact-both Fiscal and Communal-of
Construction.

True Cost

Petaluma Considers Evaluating Economic Impacts

By Patricia Lynn Henley

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Support the Proposed Community Impact Report for Retail Development in
Petaluma!
Date: June 16th, 2008 7:00 PM
Location: Petaluma City Council 11 English St., Petaluma

The Living Wage Coalition, Petaluma Neighborhood Association,
Petaluma Community Coalition, Petaluma Independent Business
Association, Sonoma County Conservation Action and Petaluma Tomorrow
have introduced a proposed Community Impact Report (CIR) requirement
for new large retail developments to the City of Petaluma. The City
Council will consider our CIR ordinance and discuss a staff report at
this meeting. The CIR is an innovative policy tool that can help
policy-makers and staff to make informed decisions about proposed
large commercial retail. The CIR complements the Environmental Impact
Report (EIR) by considering the potential impacts of proposed large
retail projects on small businesses, public health and social
services, job quality, and affordable housing. Our legislation is
similar to CIR requirements adopted in other California cities such
as San Diego and Los Angeles, and a recent state law passed in Maine,
the Informed Growth Act. A CIR will encourage more sustainable and
equitable development in the City of Petaluma, and can serve as a
model for other cities in the county.
Please come to the City Council meeting on Monday, June 16th to
demonstrate your support for Community Impact Reports!
For more information on the CIR proposal and to view the language
proposed, please go to: www.livingwagesonoma.org

 Please support the adoption of  a CIR in Petaluma by showing your support to the Petaluma City Council on Monday, January 28  at 7:00pm at City Hall, 11 English St. Please view the following flyer and share it with your concerned friends and neighbors!
cir_council_flyer.pdfcir_council_flyer.pdf