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The
Future of the El Cajon Redevelopment Agency
The future of redevelopment in El Cajon is best
expressed by the growing interest in the downtown.
With the exception of special projects in the industrial
area or near the trolley in the form of Transit
First development, the Agency will focus on the
continued revitalization of the center city, the
downtown core.
Great strides have been made in the past ten years
to improve the conditions of downtown.A property
based improvement district was formed in 1996, supported
by the special assessment of property owners. The
revitalization efforts of the District initially
focused on “clean and safe” issues by
providing regular security patrol and litter abatement.
However, after ten years of establishing the downtown
as a center of arts and entertainment for the East
County, the District was re-certified for an additional five years, expanded the boundaries, reorganized
as a community development corporation, became a
National Main Street organization and created several
highly successful special events such as the weekly
Cajon Classic Cruise Car Show and Concerts On The Green. For more information
on the El Cajon Community Development Corporation
log on to www.downtownelcajon.com,
or call (619) 401-8858.
The El Cajon City Council and Redevelopment Agency
are fully supportive of the CDC and the efforts
to revitalize the downtown and cooperate on public
improvement projects and the sponsorship of CDC
events.
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