Business View Magazine | February 2019

305 for $700-800,000, come out here and buy a really nice house for $300,000, retire, and still be two hours fromTahoe, two hours from San Francisco, and two hours fromYosemite–right in the middle of everything.” While providing many different housing options, Riverbank also maintains its amenities for the ben- efit of all its residents, young and old; one of which is Jacob Myers Park,which Kenney says is the City’s “crown jewel.”“It was an Army Corps of Engineers property that had fallen into a state of disrepair,” says Scully.“It was not a place where you wanted to go.The community designed a master plan for it, and for the last many years,we’ve been adding to it–trails, gazebos, upgraded boat docking facili- ties, parking, children’s play areas.Now it is a place that is packed during the summer months. It’s really beautiful.” “There’s also our sports complex on the west side of town,” says Kenney,“eleven acres of ball fields and parking, and with this newCrossroads West expansion,we’ll be doubling the size of that park and bringing in even more amenities.” “We’re really proud of our recreation program,” Scully adds.“During the Recession,many communi- ties cut recreation, substantially, if not completely. It wasn’t viewed as an essential service. But this com- munity’s Council resisted doing that to our benefit. We have a huge catalogue of classes, events, things that people can do, teen trips, open gyms.The only reason we’re able to do that is that the City said that they believed that having broad recreation activities in the community is really an important part of its identity as a city. So, they were not willing to let that go.” “This is a place that wants to take advantage of every opportunity provided it’s right for the commu- nity,” says Scully, in conclusion.“We’re a community that’s active and aggressive in pursuing projects and services that make our community better.And we’re very proud to be ‘The City of Action.’” PREFERREDVENDOR FlorsheimHomes - www.florsheimhomes.com