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Bakersfield: Here We Come - Jun 2000
Project Focus: Orcutt Area Specific Plan and Annexation - Jun 2000
Bakersfield: Here We Come - June 2000
It's official! The Bakersfield division of Cannon Associates opened for business June 14, 2000.
Robert Chambers will be the Senior Project Manager and Director of Bakersfield Operations. Robert is familiar with the region, having lived for 10 years in Bakersfield. He will be accompanied by Jim Hansen, Senior Mechanical Engineer, who will lead our food processing group, and Hollie Butler, Office Manager. Both Jim and Hollie are from Bakersfield.
The office will be full service, providing service to our current markets including development, energy, military, schools and institutions, and food processing. By opening another office, we hope to better serve our existing clients and expand the geographic areas we serve.
The office is located at 5005 Business Park North, Suite 102, Bakersfield, CA 90339.
This is just the onset of our expansion beyond the walls of the San Luis Obispo offices, Bakersfield is the first, there is more come.
Project Focus: Orcutt Area Specific Plan and Annexation - June 2000
As I'm sure you've noticed, the City of San Luis Obispo is growing and changing, but one thing has stayed the same: the Cannon Associates planning department is right in the midst of things, helping the community grow in the best way possible. One current example is the Orcutt Area Specific Plan and Annexation.
It all started back in 1995, when Andrew Merriam found himself at a City Council meeting sitting near to Jeanne Helphenstine a daughter in the Righetti family. Now, after two years of intense effort years, Cannon Associates has submitted the Orcutt Area Specific Plan to the City for formal review.
Preparation was not easy, coordinating with 13 different property owners (3 of which are our clients) and multitudes of agencies. And though the planning phase is not yet complete, Andrew says it has been "one of the most exciting projects in which the planning department has been involved. We were provided the opportunity to push our creativity and negotiating skills in order to achieve what was best for our clients, best for the community, and best for the environment."
The Orcutt Area consists of approximately 270 acres and is bounded by Orcutt Road, Tank Farm Road, and the railroad tracks. When complete, the project will consist of approximately 700 residential units, which will include low to moderate income housing up through estate lots; a small "main street" commercial building area; a 15-acre neighborhood park; and nearly 90 acres of creek area and part of Righetti Hill.
The plan is scheduled to go before the City Planning Commission and then to the City Council in mid 2001. Andrew hopes to have approval for the specific plan and annexation at that time. Construction of Phase I of the project is expected to begin in 2002 and continuing through 2016 and possibly beyond.
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