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Santa Clara River Trail Plan
Chapter 3: Summary of Project Public Involvement
The Santa Clara River Trail concept has been in the minds and hearts of citizens and trail providers in
the community for many years. Local and regional trail advocates care deeply about the success of this
project. The master planning work benefited greatly from the knowledge and expertise provided by a
large number of project partners and stakeholders.
Project Partners
During the planning process the City of Oxnard worked with many active project partners (see Table 1).
Table 1: Project Partners
Santa Clara River Trail Project Partners
City of Oxnard Departments &
Agencies
Development Services: Planning Division, Transportation Division, &
Engineering Division.
Public Works
General Services
City Manager’s office
Police
River Ridge Golf Course
Regional Agencies
Districts
State
Federal
Community-Based Organizations
Private Entities
Ventura Watershed Protection District
Ventura Regional Sanitation District
Ventura County Transportation Commission
Rio Elementary School District
California Fish & Game
State Coastal Conservancy
California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
U.S. Fish & Wildlife
The Nature Conservancy
Ventura Coastkeeper
Friends of the Santa Clara River
Channel Islands Bike Club
Plaza Development Partners
Oxnard Village Investments
RiverPark Legacy
One-on-one interviews were held with several residents and business owners along the trail corridor and
other groups who had a vested interest in the project. Similar meetings were held as needed with project
stakeholders. These meetings were very helpful in addressing the concerns of the stakeholders and
building mutual trust and respect between the parties.
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