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SUMMER NEWSLETTER
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Community Services
Riverside County Youth Force is a program which
provides youth groups the opportunity to earn
money for their program by cleaning up illegal
dumpsites. The youth work as a group and take
pride in making a difference in their
communities.
Each year, several tons of waste is illegally
dumped along Riverside County roadways. The
dumping is harmful to the environment and also
creates blight, promotes disease, and poses a
threat to the public. The Youth Force Program
helps diminish these issues. Youth
organizations and clubs seeking financial
support for their programs are eligible to
participate.
This program is now going into its eighth year. In
the past school year, 11 events were hosted and
a total of 73.12 tons of trash and tires were
removed from our streets.
These Youth Force events are coordinated and
sponsored by our 1
st
District Supervisor Kevin
Jeffries, 2
nd
District Supervisor John Tavaglione,
4th District Supervisor John J. Benoit, their staff,
the Riverside County Economic Development
Agency and the El Sobrante Oversight
Committee.
Real Estate—New lease for
County Office
A ribbon cutting ceremony was held on June 23,
2015, to commemorate the new 50,000 square
foot County office in Norco located at 517
Parkridge Avenue. This building represents the
negotiation of a ten-year lease by the Real Estate
Division on behalf of the Department of Public
Social Services. It is a single story, build-to-suit
facility occupied by DPSS' Self Sufficiency
Division.
The Development team includes: TDA
Investments & Omni West Real Estate, Landlord/
Developer, Ware Malcomb, Architect, and
McCarthy Building Companies, General
Contractor. The project consists of concrete tilt-
up construction with a panelized roof system,
energy management HVAC and lighting system,
landscaping, and secured parking for staff.
The timeline included a Request for Proposal in
June, 2011, with developer selection, lease
negotiation and tenant improvement design
completed for Board of Supervisors’ approval in
November, 2013. The building construction was
completed on time in April, 2015, and will be
open to the public June 29, 2015.
Did you know…
EDA’s Marketing Division
provides full service
marketing support, which
includes graphic design,
printing, event & conference coordination, public
relations and sponsorship assistance. They have
served almost every County Department to date?