Business View Civil and Municipal | Volume 2, Issue 9

31 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 2, ISSUE 9 We have a lot of mom-and-pop businesses, we do have some franchises, and that’s a plus too, but we have a lot of enterprising local people that have their own businesses, making places for people to shop. We are what you would call progressive, in a lot of ways that people wouldn’t expect from a small town.” An example of this progressive attitude is the recent updates at the Farmersville entrance to State Highway 198, which included changing a 2-lane undivided road into a 4-lane divided road with bike lanes and sidewalks, along with a double roundabout. The double roundabout is the first of its kind to be added to a state highway entrance in California. With residents travelling to other communities for many of their everyday shopping needs, Jennifer Gomez, City Manager, believes the city is ready to address this issue. “Farmersville has been growing slowly over the years, it is now FARMERSV I LLE , CAL I FORNI A Mayor, Paul Boyer