Marshall-New Era Neighborhood Association

On behalf of Caltrans, please find below an update regarding the twelfth extended weekend closure. This weekend’s FixSac5 closure is planned to include multiple lanes, on-/off-ramp, and connector closures along NB and SB I-5 in Sacramento. Schedule:... 10 p.m. Friday, November 13 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 16. Lane Closures: NB I-5 outside two lanes (#3 and 4) will be closed from Gloria Drive to North of 25th Ave. Two lanes will remain open. SB I-5 outside two lanes (#3 and 4) will be closed from U St. to South of Sutterville Rd. Two lanes will remain open. NB I-5 Ramp Closures: 43rd Ave On-ramp to NB-5 NB Off-ramp to Seamas Ave Seamas Ave On-ramp to NB-5 NB Off-ramp to Q Street SB I-5 Ramp Closures: SB Off-ramp to Q Street P Street On-ramp to SB 5 SB Off-ramp to Sutterville Rd Connector Closures: EB U.S. 50 Off-ramp to Q Street WB U.S. 50 Off-ramp to Q Street WB U.S. 50 To SB I-5 Connector Ramp Avoid traffic delays! Use State Route 99, SR-51 (Capital City Freeway/ Business 80), and/or I-80 as alternate routes. If you must drive near the work zone, Caltrans encourages motorists to Be Work Zone Alert someone’s loved one is at work. Slow Down and Move Over a lane to keep our highway workers safe as they improve our roadways. The speed limit has been reduced to 55 MPH through the construction zone. California Highway Patrol (CHP) will be patrolling the project site and ticketing motorists who are not obeying the posted speed limit signs. Due to the around the clock construction work requiring heavy equipment and commercial trucking, please expect loud construction noises through the weekend. The contractor is scheduled to remove pavement, perform roadway excavation, place aggregate base, and perform paving and striping. We appreciate your patience as we make progress on the HOV Lane Construction Project. Visit @FixSac5 on Twitter and Facebook to see our regularly-posted progress photos throughout the weekend. FixSac5 closures are scheduled to continue into November. Stay informed about upcoming construction by texting 'FixSac5' to 81257, or visit www.FixSac5.com. Work is anticipated to occur as scheduled, but is subject to change due to traffic incidents, weather, availability of equipment and/or materials, and construction related issues. For real-time traffic, click on Caltrans’ QuickMap quickmap.dot.ca.gov/ or download the QuickMap app from the App Store or Google Play. Please reach out if you have any questions as we Keep Sac Moving!

We had another great clean-up on Sunday morning. The update Old Marshall School was not as trashed. It seems like folks are showing more respect for the building and neighborhood. We still found some needles on the property. It was only three this time as opposed to the bag of needles from last month. During the clean-up, volunteers created signs showing the failure by SCUSD to act regarding Old Marshall School. ... The signs asked the School District to act and act fast before Old Marshall School is demolition by neglect. All of the signs were gone on Tuesday morning. I guess the School District did not like being held accountable regarding Old Marshall School. Also, the latest effort to transfer Old Marshall School to the Mogavero-Bardis Development team has hit a brick wall. The approach involving the City of Sacramento is going to be overly complicated, add another layer of bureaucracy, and will not save any time. Why is the disposition of Old Marshall School so complicated? Two other long-vacant schools on N Street were dealt (the CLARA and Jefferson). One is an artist hub and the other will be restored and housing will be added to our community. We will not give up on Old Marshall School! We mourn the loss of the Alhambra Theatre and we may be saying Remember Old Marshall School if SCUSD does not act and act now. This 2018 article explains what the future of Old Marshall School could be. https://www.newsreview.com//c/leveraging-history/26568039/ We are looking for ideas as to how to get SCUSD to act. Please send in your suggestions.

Free sewing machine on 27th, near G Street

The sign says it all. @SCUSD must not be allowed to demolish Old Marshall School by neglect. Remember the Alhambra Theatre? Well, Old Marshall School is next unless @SCUSD acts now! Come to the monthly clean-up tomorrow at 9 am to 10 am. Show your love and support for this piece of Sacramento history. Thanks to whoever put up these signs. #SaveOldMarshallSchool

The fate of Old Marshall School will be discussed again during a closed session meeting of the School Board on Thursday, October 15, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. The development team says there is an opportunity for the School Board to sell the property to the development team if there is a unanimous vote by the School Board. How did we get here? We are not sure since all of these discussions occur behind closed doors. ... Below are the emails of the Superintendent and the members of the School Board. Please take a moment to send a simple message to them. Tell them to sell Old Marshall School. Sell it now to save Old Marshall School. Tell them to keep the promise the School Board made to the community four years ago when they promised to save Old Marshall School. [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]