Community Corner

Week in Review: Story Poles, Principal Calls it Quits and the Lemon Lady

A look back at some of the stories on Clayton Patch in the past week.

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If you were around downtown Clayton last week, you probably noticed a wooden structure being erected on Main Street.

No buildings are being built — yet.

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The Clayton Community Church is proposing to build a 42,164-square-foot complex downtown. To get the green light, the proposal must be approved by the Planning Commission and the City Council.

Members of the public can comment on the EIR at the Planning Commission meeting at the on Tuesday at 7 p.m.

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With Gary Swanson entering his final weeks as Clayton Valley High's principal, he reflected on his career and his time at Clayton Valley.

He talked about the challenges he inherited and some of his successes over his six-year tenure.

He also gave his opinion on Clayton Valley possibly becoming a charter school.

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In a move described as "unprecedented," the Clayton City Council agreed to give up to $8,500 to the campaign to convert into a charter school.

Though all the council members voiced support for the charter school mission, Councilwoman Julie Pierce cast the lone "no" vote.

The money will be an "unsecured loan," with the council asking the campaign to repay the city if it's successful. The funds will be used for legal fees.

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The City of Clayton started re-landscaping the intersection of Clayton Road and Oakhurst Drive about six weeks ago.

“The whole renovation is to keep the city in compliance with the Clean Water Act,” public works supervisor John Johnston said. The CWA also covers storm water from municipal runoff.

The work being completed at the “triangle” and the area surrounding the Oakhurst water feature has been engineered to handle water runoff using three types of landscape construction: permeable pavers, infiltration planters and bioswales.

In April, Patch told you about the Lemon Lady of Clayton, who collects ripe fruit from trees — with permission — and delivers the bounty to Contra Costa County's poor and hungry.

Now, People magazine is hitting mailboxes with a feature that tells the world about the Lemon Lady, Anna Chan, who took  a good idea and made it great through her organizational savvy. In the three years that Chan and friends have been working, food banks and pantries have received more than 500 tons of fruits and vegetables worth more than $650,000.


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