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Rotary Club of Alamo

Rotary Club of Alamo. I 680/Stone Valley Road Interchange Beautification Project. J OHN M ONTGOMERY L ANDSCAPE A RCHITECTS J M L A “G A R D E N A R C H I T E C T U R E”. KEY ASPECTS TO THE PLAN. Beautification of overall site.

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Rotary Club of Alamo

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  1. Rotary Club of Alamo I 680/Stone Valley Road Interchange Beautification Project

  2. JOHN MONTGOMERY LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTSJ M L A“G A R D E N A R C H I T E C T U R E”

  3. KEY ASPECTS TO THE PLAN • Beautification of overall site. • Create strategic focal points to add interest, character, and community identity. • Create a cohesive community statement w/ use of stone playing on the idea of “Stone Valley Road”. • Reduce water use expenses w/ use of large areas of river cobble instead of plants. • Reduce maintenance expenses w/ use of large areas of river cobble and mulch to cut back weeding, mowing, and spraying. • Community project participation; Rotary, MAC, Caltrans, Corporate & Individual sponsors. • Ideas to make site “sustainable” • Reduce cost and consumption of resources such as water, labor, etc. • Reduce need for pesticides, herbicides, & fungicides. • Possibly implement rainwater harvesting techniques for storage of irrigation water. • Install barn owl nesting houses to deter gopher & ground squirrel damage. • Possibly create “Bio-swales” for storm water run-off purification.

  4. Scope of the Plan

  5. I-680/STONE VALLEY ROAD INTERCHANGE

  6. DESIGN CONCEPT: BOULDERS, RIVER COBBLE, GROUND COVER, ORNAMENTAL GRASSES AND MULCH.

  7. DESIGN CONCEPT: BOULDERS, GRASSES; BOULDERS WOULD BE SETBACK AS PER TREE SETBACK REQUIREMENTS.

  8. Northbound and

  9. Environmentally friendly gopher control

  10. What Has Been Completed to Date

  11. Worked with John Montgomery to develop a plan • Met with Caltrans to review the plan and went with their Adopt – a Highway program • Alamo Rotary has been trained by Caltrans on working in traffic areas • Met with staff from State Senator Mark DeSaulnier, Assemblywoman Joan Buchanan, and District III Supervisor Mary Piepho and all are supportive of this project • Mulch has been laid down in some areas by Caltrans based on request from Supervisor Piepho and the Alamo MAC • A member of Alamo Rotary has agreed to donate the small boulders needed for the project • A member of Alamo Rotary has agreed to build the nesting box(s) for the owls • Article has been published in Alamo Today to help gain community support • Received bid for the two “Welcome to Alamo” boulders • Working to obtain a favorable price for the trees and plants

  12. Cost Estimate

  13. Estimated costs of plan as presented • Cost for trees at retail – 100 trees at $75/ea = $7500 • Cost for plants at retail – 450 one gallon at $10/ea = $4500 • Granite “Welcome to Alamo” boulders = $14000 • Fertilizer, water system, transportation, and taxes = $9000 • Total = $35000

  14. What can the MAC do to help • MAC approval and support of the project • Assistance in generating community support • Any funding assistance the MAC could provide • Support in generating funding from other public entities such as R7A

  15. Resources for more information • For a view of the architectural plan go to John Montgomery’s web site www.jm-la.com and click on the “680/Stone Valley Project” tab in the upper right corner • The Alamo Rotary contact is Dick Olsen. He can be reached at 925 855 1598 or email at richard.olsen1940@sbcglobal.net. You can also call Diane Barley at 925 984 2072

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